Christian theologies of salvation : a comparative introduction / edited by Justin S. Holcomb.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Holcomb, Justin S., 1973- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Salvation--Christianity--History of doctrines.

Salvation.

Physical Description:

vi, 376 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : New York University Press, [2017]

Summary:

Salvation - redemption or deliverance from sin - has been a key focus of Christian theology since the first days of the church. Theologians from St. Augustine to Karl Barth have debated the finer points of salvation for nearly as long, offering a bewildering array of competing and often contradictory theories. Christian Theologies of Salvation explores the ways in which pivotal theological figures have attempted to answer these questions, tracing doctrines of salvation from the first century into the twenty-first century. Each chapter focuses on a different major theologian, first presenting the theologian's doctrine of salvation, then highlighting how the doctrine makes a distinct contribution to the church's overall dogma. The volume offers a comparative focus, including doctrines of salvation that reflect the historical development of Catholic, Orthodox, and Protestant views. By illuminating the ways in which doctrines of salvation have evolved over the church's history, Justin Holcomb takes us across the teachings of Origin and Augustine, John Calvin and Martin Luther, and eventually to the more modern theologies of Karl Barth and Gustavo Gutierrez. A much-needed map to the options and implications of different theologies of salvation, this book is essential reading for students and scholars of Christian thought.

Contents:

Introduction: Mapping theologies of salvation / Justin S. Holcomb

Patristic theologies of salvation: an introduction / D.H. Williams

Origen of Alexandria / Thomas P. Scheck

Irenaeus of Lyons / John Behr

Saint Augustine / David Vincent Meconi, SJ

Athanasius / John Yocum

The Cappadocians / Andrew Radde-Gallwitz

Theologies of salvation in the Middle Ages: an introduction / David Hogg

Anselm of Canterbury / Giles E.M. Gasper

Saint Thomas Aquinas / R. Jared Staudt

Julian of Norwich / Kerrie Hide

Theologies of salvation in the Reformation and Counter-Reformation: an introduction / Frank A. James III

Martin Luther / Carl R. Trueman

John Calvin / J. Todd Billings

The Catholic reform / Donald S. Prudlo

Theologies of salvation from the eighteenth to twenty-first centuries: an introduction / Ryan M. Reeves

John Wesley / Thomas H. McCall

Friedrich Schleiermacher's theology of salvation / James R. Gordon

Karl Barth / Tom Greggs

Hans Urs von Balthasar and Karl Rahner / W.T. Dickens

Gustavo Gutiérrez / Michael Edward Lee.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780814724439

0814724434

9780814762943

0814762948

OCLC:

981907961