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Christian Theologies of the Sacraments : A Comparative Introduction / edited by Justin S. Holcomb and David A. Johnson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Holcomb, Justin S., Author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sacraments--History of doctrines.
- Sacraments.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (393 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- New York : New York University Press, [2017]
- Summary:
- What are the sacraments? For centuries, this question has elicited a lively discussion and among theologians, and a variety of answers that do anything but outline a unified belief concerning these fundamental ritual structures. In this volume, a group of renowned scholars map the theologies of sacraments offered by key Christian figures from the Early Church through the 21st century. Together, they provide a guide to the variety of views about sacraments found throughout Christianity, showcasing the variety of approaches to understanding the sacraments across the Catholic, Protestant, and Orthodox faith traditions.
- Contents:
- Front matter
- Contents
- Introduction
- Part I. Patristic and Medieval
- 1. Patristic and Medieval Theologies of Sacraments
- 2. St. Basil the Great
- 3. St. Augustine of Hippo
- 4. Peter Lombard
- 5. Aquinas on the Sacramental Life
- 6. John Duns Scotus
- Part II. Reformation and Catholic Counter- Reformation
- 7. Theologies of Sacraments in the Reformation and Catholic Counter- Reformation
- 8. Martin Luther
- 9. Huldrych Zwingli
- 10. Menno Simons
- 11. John Calvin
- 12. Thomas Cranmer
- 13. The Catholic Reform
- Part III. Eighteenth to Twenty- First Centuries
- 14. Theologies of Sacraments in the Eighteenth to Twenty- First Centuries
- 15. John and Charles Wesley
- 16. Friedrich Schleiermacher
- 17. Karl Barth
- 18. Edward Schillebeeckx and Louis- Marie Chauvet
- 19. Feminism and Womanism
- 20. Liberation Theology
- About the Contributors
- Index
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-8147-7063-0
- 0-8147-6084-8
- OCLC:
- 1132217938
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