Download or read book The Edinburgh Critical History of Apostolic and Patristic Christian Theology written by EDWARDS MARK and published by Edinburgh Critical History of Christian Theology. This book was released on 2020-02-28 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Edinburgh Critical History of Nineteenth Century Christian Theology written by Daniel Whistler and published by Edinburgh University Press. This book was released on 2017-10-23 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bridges the gap between Plutarch Studies and Achaemenid Studies through analysis of key texts.
Download or read book History of Christian Theology in the Apostolic Age written by Eduard Reuss and published by . This book was released on 1872 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Understandings of the Church written by Everett Ferguson and published by Fortress Press. This book was released on 2016-09-01 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Understandings of the Church explores the ways imagery is used by biblical writers and early Christian teachers such as Cyprian, Ignatius of Antioch, Tertullian, Clement of Alexandria, and Origen to describe the concept of church. Ad Fontes: Early Christian Sources is a series designed to present ancient Christian texts essential to an understanding of Christian theology, ecclesiology, and practice. The books in the series will make the wealth of early Christian thought available to new generations of students of theology and provide a valuable resource for the church. Developed in light of recent patristic scholarship, the volumes will provide a representative sampling of theological contributions from both East and West. The volumes of the series are relevant for a variety of courses from introduction to theology to classes on doctrine and the development of Christian thought. The goal of each volume is not to be exhaustive, but rather representative enough to denote for a nonspecialist audience the multivalent character of early Christian thought, allowing readers to see how and why early Christian doctrine and practice developed the way it did.
Download or read book History of Christian Theology in the Apostolic Age written by Eduard Reuss and published by . This book was released on 1874 with total page 568 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Early Years of Christianity written by Edmond de Pressensé and published by . This book was released on 1880 with total page 576 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book PATRISTIC STUDY written by Henry Barclay Swete and published by Christian Publishing House. This book was released on 2020-11-06 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Patristic Study concentrates almost solely on the Fathers of the first five centuries. After reviewing these writers, Dr. Swete proceeds in the closing chapters to recommend ways of applying the work of the Fathers for the objectives of those in different religious and theological studies. Patristic Study endeavors to draw the attention of the reader to the enormous storehouse of wisdom which are found in the writings of the Fathers of the ancient church. Pillars of Christian thought in the early Christian life, the Church Fathers are still extremely important. As Henry Barclay Swete states, “The Fathers, in the stricter sense of the term, are the great champions of orthodox belief.” Andrews will give the readers a thrilling account of first-century Christianity. When and how did they come to be called Christians? The Holy Spirit in first century Christianity.
Download or read book History of the Christian Church written by George Park Fisher and published by . This book was released on 1887 with total page 748 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Evangelicals and the Early Church written by George Kalantzis and published by . This book was released on 2011-10-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this volume noted Evangelical historians and theologians examine the charge of the supposed ""ahistorical nature of Evangelicalism"" and provide a critical, historical examination of the relationship between the Protestant evangelical heritage and the early church. In doing so, the contributors show the long and deeply historical rootedness of the Protestant Reformation and its Evangelical descendants, as well as underscoring some inherent difficulties such as the Mercersburg and Oxford movements. In the second part of the volume, the discussion moves forward, as evangelicals rediscover the early church-its writings, liturgy, catechesis, and worship-following the ""temporary amnesia"" of the earlier part of the twentieth century. Most essays are accompanied by a substantial response prompting discussion or offering challenges and alternative readings of the issue at hand, thus allowing the reader to enter a conversation already in progress and engage the topic more fully. This bidirectional look-understanding the historical background on the one hand and looking forward to the future with concrete suggestions on the other-forms a more full-orbed argument for readers who want to understand the rich and deep relationship between Evangelicalism and the early church. ""This unusually interesting volume combines bracing historical engagement with rare theological wisdom. Its chapters carefully explore why, how, under what conditions, and how much contemporary evangelicals should try to appropriate guidance from the first Christian centuries. A particularly helpful feature is the paired chapters that promote the best kind of respectful give and take on contested or difficult questions. The book is a gem of edifying insight."" -Mark Noll Francis A. McAnaney Professor of History, University of Notre Dame ""Here is a collection of essays that invites the reader to wrestle along with the authors over the query why evangelicals have not embraced more fully the early church as part of their theological and ecclesiastical legacy. It is certainly a question of importance. The appropriation of the early church by essentially free-church segments of contemporary Christianity remains at the experimental stage however much momentum it has gained over the last twenty years. Of varying degrees valuable insights are offered in this book with which pastoral and academic leadership needs to grapple for the future of evangelicalism."" -D. H. Williams Professor of Patristics and Historical Theology, Baylor University ""In 1994, Mark Noll threw down the gauntlet in The Scandal of the Evangelical Mind challenging evangelical churches to overcome anti-intellectualism and broaden their engagement with a variety of intellectual traditions, not only in theology, but in other disciplines in the humanities and sciences. Surely one sign of an opening of the evangelical mind is the expanding interest over the last decade among evangelical scholars in the Catholic and Orthodox theological traditions of late antiquity and their value as a resource of Biblical exegesis and theological reflection. Evangelicals and the Early Church, as a collection of excellent essays by evangelicals about the relevance of patristic thought for evangelicals, is invaluable both for evangelicals wanting to integrate early Christian theology into a distinctly evangelical articulation of the Gospel and for non-evangelicals interested in understanding the state of the evangelical mind at the beginning of the twenty-first century."" -J. Warren Smith Associate Professor of Historical Theology, Duke University ""Why should evangelicals be concerned about the post-New Testament church? This volume addresses this fundamental question in several ways: by probing the reasons why earlier evangelicals focused on the church fathers, by examining some of the pitfalls of relying on the patristic period, and by reflecting in detail on the relation between Scripture, the church fathers, and e
Download or read book The Culture of Theology written by John Webster and published by Baker Academic. This book was released on 2019-10-15 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John Webster, one of the world's leading systematic theologians, published extensively on the nature and practice of Christian theology. This work marked a turning point in Webster's theological development and is his most substantial statement on the task of theology. It shows why theology matters and why its pursuit is a demanding but exhilarating venture. Previously unavailable in book form, this magisterial statement, now edited and critically introduced for the first time, presents Webster's legendary lectures to a wider readership. It contains an extensive introductory essay by Ivor Davidson.
Download or read book Early Christian Fathers written by Cyril Richardson and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 1995-12 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This selection of writings from early church leaders includes work by Clement of Rome, Ignatius, Polycarp, Irenaeus, Athenagoras, and Justin Martyr.Long recognized for the quality of its translations, introductions, explanatory notes, and indexes, the Library of Christian Classics provides scholars and students with modern English translations of some of the most significant Christian theological texts in history. Through these works--each written prior to the end of the sixteenth century--contemporary readers are able to engage the ideas that have shaped Christian theology and the church through the centuries.
Download or read book Thomas F Torrance and the Church Fathers written by Jason Robert Radcliff and published by James Clarke & Company. This book was released on 2015-04-30 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this volume, Jason Radcliff examines T. F. Torrance's reading of the church fathers. Radcliff explores how Torrance reconstructs the patristic tradition, producing a Reformed, evangelical, and ecumenical version of the Consensus Patrum (Consensus of the Fathers). This book investigates how Torrance uniquely understands the Fathers and the Reformers to be mutually informing and how, as such, his approach involves significant changes to both standard readings of the Fathers and Torrance's own Reformed evangelical tradition. Torrance's approach is distinctive in its Christocentric rootedness in the primary theme of the Nicene homoousion (of one essence [with the Father]) and its champion Athanasius of Alexandria. The book explores Torrance's inherently broad ecclesiology and constructive achievements, both of which contribute to his ongoing ecumenical relevance.
Download or read book History Of The Apostolic Church With A General Introduction To Church History Tr from Geschichte Der Christlichen Kirche By E d Yeomans and Revised By The Author written by Philip Schaff and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: History of the Apostolic Church is a comprehensive history of the first century of Christianity, including the life and teachings of Jesus and the formation of the Church. The book provides a detailed look at the key events and figures of this important period in the history of the Christian faith. It is an essential resource for anyone interested in the history of Christianity and the development of Christian doctrine. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book The Church and Ministry in the Early Centuries written by Thomas M. Lindsay and published by Cosimo, Inc.. This book was released on 2008-01-01 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This series of lectures from Scottish theologian REVEREND THOMAS MARTIN LINDSAY (1843-1914), first published in 1902, examines the Catholic Church as an institution and a faith in the earliest years of its existence. Lindsay discusses: . The New Testament Conception of the Church . A Christian Church in Apostolic Times . The Prophetic Ministry . The Churches Creating Their Ministry . The Ministry in the Second Century . The Fall of the Prophetic Ministry and the Conservative Revolt . Ministry Changing to Priesthood . The Roman State Religion and Its Effects on the Organization of the Church
Download or read book Christian Origins written by Lewis Ayres and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Christian Origins is an exploration of the historical course and nature of early Christian theology, which concentrates on setting it within particular traditions or sets of traditions. In the three sections of the volume, Reading Origen, Reading the Fourth Century and Christian Origins in the Western Traditions, the contributors reconsider classic themes and texts in the light of the existing traditions of interpretation. They offer critiques of early Christian ideas and texts and they consider the structure and origins of standard modern readings of these ideas and texts. The contributors employ a variety of methodological approaches to analyse the interplay between ancient philosophical traditions and the development of Christian thought and to redefine the parameters between the previously accepted divisions in the traditions of Christian theology and thought.
Download or read book The Doctrine of Grace in the Apostolic Fathers written by Thomas F. Torrance and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 1996-12-03 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: T.F. Torrance aims in this book to discover how and why there came about in the early history of the Christian Church the enormous difference that exists between the faith of the New Testament and that of the second and third centuries. He explores how the concept of grace is distinctively characteristic of every doctrine of the New Testament, and yet at the same time is the most sensitive to change.
Download or read book Church History Volume One From Christ to the Pre Reformation written by Everett Ferguson and published by Zondervan Academic. This book was released on 2013-11-26 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Church History, Volume One offers a unique contextual view of how the Christian church spread and grew from its development in the days of Jesus to the years leading up to the Reformation. Looking closely at the integral link between the history of the world and that of the church, Church History paints a portrait of God's people within its setting of times, cultures, and events that both influenced and were influenced by the church. FEATURES: Maps, charts, and illustrations spanning the time from the first through the thirteenth centuries. Overviews of the Roman, Greek, and Jewish worlds and how they developed or declined. Insights into the church's relationship to the Roman Empire, with glimpses into pagan attitudes toward Christians. Explanations of the role of art, architecture, literature, and philosophy—both sacred and secular—in the Church. Details on the major theological controversies of the periods. Each chapter also contains callout passages from Scripture to assist in understanding the narrative of the Church, even to the present day, as part of the greater narrative of the Bible. AUTHOR'S PERSPECTIVE: Scholar and writer Everett Ferguson wrote this history of the church from the perspective that such a history is the story of the greatest movement and community the world has known. It's a human story of a divinely called people who wanted to live by a divine revelation. It's a story of how they succeeded and how they failed or fell short of their calling. From the Apostle Paul to the apologists and martyrs of the second century to Martin Luther, the historical figures detailed are people who have struggled with the meaning of the greatest event in history—the coming of the Son of God—and with their role in that event and in the lives of God's people.
