(Ebook) Christian thought a historical introduction 1st edition by J B Stump, Chad Meister 1138910607 9781138910607

(Ebook) Christian thought a historical introduction 1st edition by J B Stump, Chad Meister 1138910607 9781138910607

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ISBN 10: 1138910607
ISBN 13: 9781138910607
Author: J. B. Stump, Chad V. Meister

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. Christian Thought: provides an overview of the context of Christianity’s origin, including discussion of the influence of Hebrews, Greeks, and Romans explores the major events and figures of the history of Christian thought, while drawing attention to significant voices which have often been suppressed analyses the impact on Christian thought of widely discussed events such as The Great Schism, the Scientific Revolution, and modernism surveys contemporary trends such as fundamentalism, feminism, and postmodernism. This fully revised and updated second edition features a new chapter on liberal theology and reflects recent scholarship in the field. Complete with figures, timelines and maps, this is an ideal resource for anyone wanting to learn more about the development of Christian thought and its influence over the centuries. Further teaching and learning resources are available on the companion website at www.routledge.com/cw/meister.

Christian Thought: A Historical Introduction 1st Table of contents:

Part 1 Incubations and origins: the ancient period 500BCE–70CE
1 The pre-history of Christian thought
2 Jesus of Nazareth
3 The Apostle Paul: his thought and context
4 The break from Judaism
Part 2 Definition and resistance: The Patristic period 70–500
5 Persecution of Christians
6 Spirituality and asceticism: the desert fathers and mothers
7 The Christian apologists: interacting with Gnosticism and other “heresies”
8 The early Church councils: Christological controversy and definition
9 Trinitarian debate
10 Formation of the New Testament canon
11 Augustine: philosopher, theologian, and church father
Part 3 Establishment and diversification: the Medieval period 500–1500
12 Monasticism of the early Middle Ages
13 Eastern Christianity splits from the West
14 Anselm, Abelard, and Bernard
15 Islam and Judaism in the Middle Ages
16 Women and theology in the Middle Ages
17 Thomas Aquinas
18 Preparation for reform
Part 4 Protest and revolution: the Reformation period 1500–1700
19 Martin Luther
20 The Reformed tradition
21 Protesting against the Protestants: Anabaptism and the Radical Reformation
22 Reformation continues: the English and the Catholics
Part 5 Enlightenment and evolution: the Modern period 1700–2000 and beyond
23 The challenge of modernism
24 Pietism and revivalism
25 Romanticism’s response to Enlightenment theology
26 Neo-orthodoxy: Karl Barth and others
27 Liberal Protestantism
28 Major theological traditions and developments in the twentieth century
29 Recent and emerging themes

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