Reformation Thought
An Introduction
4. Auflage März 2012
326 Seiten, Hardcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
Kurzbeschreibung
Reformation Thought, 4th edition is an acclaimed and popular introductory guide for theology and history students studying the central ideas of the European reformations. No prior knowledge of Christian Theology is needed and the text now includes extended sections on the Catholic Reformation and the Counter-Reformation, the role of women and the Reformation, as well as contextual material on the social and political background to the Reformation. The author has also included a new section on Reformation sources, updated bibliographies, a glossary, timelines, images, and maps.
Reformation Thought, 4th edition offers an ideal introduction to the central ideas of the European reformations for students of theology and history. Written by the bestselling author and renowned theologian, Alister McGrath, this engaging guide is accessible to students with no prior knowledge of Christian theology.
* This new edition of a classic text has been updated throughout with the very latest scholarship
* Includes greater coverage of the Catholic reformation, the counter-reformation, and the impact of women on the reformation
* Explores the core ideas and issues of the reformation in terms that can be easily understood by those new to the field
* Student-friendly features include images, updated bibliographies, a glossary, and a chronology of political and historical ideas
This latest edition retains all the features which made the previous editions so popular with readers, while McGrath's revisions have ensured it remains the essential student guide to the subject.
How to Use this Book
1. The Reformation: An Introduction
2. Christianity in the Late Middle Ages
3. Humanism and the Reformation
4. Scholasticism and the Reformation
5. The Reformers: A Biographical Introduction
6. The Return to the Bible
7. The Doctrine of Justification by Faith
8. The Doctrine of the Church
9. The Doctrine of the Sacrements
10. The Doctrine of Predestination
11. The Political Thought of the Reformation
12. The Religious Ideas of the English Reformation
13. The Diffusion of the Thought of the Reformation
14. The Impact of Reformation Thought upon History
Appendix 1. A Glossary of Theological and Historical Terms
Appendix 2. English Translations of Major Primary Sources
Appendix 3. Standard Abbreviations of Major Journals and Sources
Appendix 4. How to Refer to Major Primary Sources
Appendix 5. Referring to the Psalms in the Sixteenth Century
Appendix 6. Updating Reformation Bibliographies
Appendix 7. Chronology of Political and Intellectual History
Notes
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