A Brief History of Theology From the New Testament to Feminist Theology

by Johnston, Derek

• ISBN13: 9781847060914
• ISBN10: 1847060919
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-01-01
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic

Summary

A Brief History of Theology Is A Concise and Engaging Introduction To A Subject Which Has Fascinated And Challenged People For Thousands Of Years. This Is The Ideal Book For Those Coming To Theology For The First Time. Starting With The New Testament Johnston Then Moves Through The Western Theological Tradition Focusing On Key Figures Such As Augustine And Aquinas The Book Then Addresses 20th Century Theologians From Both Reformed And Roman Catholic Traditions Incorporating A Wide Spectrum Of Thinkers From Karl Barth To Feminist Theologians.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 1
The First Christian Theologians: St Paul	p. 5
The First Christian Theologians: the Gospel Writers	p. 20
St Augustine of Hippo: a Father of the Church	p. 34
St Thomas Aquinas: Revelation and Reason	p. 53
Martin Luther and the Protestant Reformation	p. 76
St Ignatius Loyola and John Calvin: the two sides dig in	p. 94
John Wesley and Evangelical Revival	p. 121
The Contexts of Modern Theology	p. 139
Friedrich Schleiermacher and Religious Feeling	p. 156
John Henry Newman and Catholic Renewal	p. 171
Karl Barth and a Theology of the Word	p. 188
Dietrich Bonhoeffer and the Cost of Discipleship	p. 204
Karl Rahner and Human Transcendence	p. 216
Rosemary Radford Ruether and Women-Church	p. 232
Walter Brueggemann and the Biblical Imagination	p. 247
Don Cupitt and Being Adrift	p. 270
Conclusion	p. 281
Further Reading	p. 284
Index	p. 287
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