Christian Thought A Historical Introduction

Name: Christian Thought A Historical Introduction
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ISBN: 9780415440073

ISBN-10: 0415440076

ISBN-13: 9780415440073

Edition: 2010

Authors: Chad Meister, James Stump

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The story of Christian thought is essential to understanding Christian faith today and the last two millennia of world history. This fresh and lively introduction explores the central ideas, persons, events, and movements that gave rise to Christian thought, from early beginnings to its present forms. By highlighting the important but often neglected role of women and the influence of non-Christian ideas and movements, this book provides a broader context for understanding the history of Christian ideas and their role in shaping our world. This work chronicles the impressive developments of Christian thinking which arose from these contexts and have transcended the ages. Christian Thought:…

Book details

List price: $46.95
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 6/17/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 552
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 2.046



List of figures


Acknowledgments


Introduction



Incubations and origins: the ancient period 500bce-70ce



The pre-history of Christian thought



Jesus of Nazareth



The Apostle Paul: his thought and context



The break from Judaism



Definition and resistance: The Patristic period 70-451



Persecution of Christians



Spirituality and asceticism: the desert father and mothers



The Christian apologists: interacting with gnosticism and other "heresies"



The early Church councils: Christological controversy and definition



Trinitarian debate



Formation of the New Testament canon



Augustine: philosopher, theologian, and church father



Establishment and diversification: the Medieval period 500-1500



Monasticism of the early Middle Ages



Eastern Christianity splits from the West



Anselm, Abelard, and Bernard



Islam and Judaism in the Middle Ages



Women and theology in the Middle Ages



Thomas Aquinas



Preparation for reform



Protest and revolution: the Reformation period 1500-1700



Martin Luther



The Reformed tradition



Protesting against the Protestants: Anabaptism and the Radical Reformation



Reformation continues: the English and the Catholics



Enlightenment and evolution: the Modern period 1700-2000



The challenge of modernism



Pietism and revivalism



Romanticism's response to Enlightenment theology



Neo-orthodoxy: Karl Barth and others



Major theological traditions and developments in the twentieth century



Conclusion: recent and emerging themes


Glossary


Notes