The Reformation Theologians An Introduction to Theology in the Early Modern Period

by Lindberg, Carter

• ISBN13: 9780631218395
• ISBN10: 0631218394
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-12-21
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

The Reformation Theologians is the ideal introduction to the study of the sixteenth-century Reformations. It introduces the theological context, though, and contributions of theologians from this period, offering students and scholars an essential resource and insight. This comprehensive and lively book discusses all the major strands of Reformation thought and explores the work of a range of influential figures, including theologians and non-theologians, humanists, clergy and laity, men and women. The contributors to this volume are leading scholars in the field of historical and systematic theology. Accessibly structured, it covers the Humanist, Lutheran, Reformed, Roman Catholic, and Radical Theologians. An introductory chapter explores the interpretations of the Reformation and a concluding chapter explains the influence of Reformation theologies on the modern period. The text also includes useful bibliographies and a glossary of theological terms.

Author Biography

Carter Lindberg is Professor of Church History in the School of Theology at Boston University. His recent publications include The European Reformations (1995) and accompanying European Reformations Sourcebook (1999), both for Blackwell.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	vii
Notes on Contributors	viii
Abbreviations	xii
Introduction	1	(16)
Carter Lindberg
Part I Humanist Theologians	17	(32)
Jacques Lefevre d'Etaples	19	(15)
Guy Bedouelle
Desiderius Erasmus	34	(15)
J. Laurel Carrington
Part II Lutheran Theologians	49	(106)
Martin Luther	51	(16)
Oswald Bayer
Philip Melanchthon	67	(16)
Heinz Scheible
Matthias Flacius	83	(11)
Oliver K. Olson
Argula von Grumbach	94	(15)
Peter Matheson
Urbanus Rhegius	109	(15)
Scott Hendrix
Johannes Brenz	124	(16)
Hermann Ehmer
Martin Chemnitz	140	(15)
Robert Kolb
Part III Reformed Theologians	155	(112)
Huldrych Zwingli	157	(13)
Gregory J. Miller
Heinrich Bullinger	170	(14)
Bruce Gordon
John Calvin	184	(14)
Randall C. Zachman
Peter Martyr Vermigli	198	(15)
Frank A. James III
Theodore Beza Richard	213	(12)
A. Muller
Katharina Schutz Zell	225	(14)
Elsie Anne KcKee
Thomas Cranmer	239	(14)
Peter Newman Brooks
Richard Hooker	253	(14)
Daniel F. Eppley
Part IV Roman Catholic Theologians	267	(58)
Thomas de Vio Cajetan	269	(15)
Jared Wicks
Thomas More	284	(14)
Ralph Keen
Ignatius of Loyola	298	(13)
John W. O'Malley
Teresa of Avila	311	(14)
Gillian T. W. Ahlgren
Part V ``Radical'' Theologians	325	(59)
Andreas Bodenstein von Karlstadt	327	(11)
Alejandro Zorzin
Thomas Muntzer	338	(13)
Gottfried Seebass
Caspar von Schwenkfeld	351	(12)
Andre Seguenny
Menno Simons	363	(21)
Sjouka Voolstra
Trajectories of Reformation Theologies	378	(6)
Carter Lindberg
Glossary	384	(6)
Index	390