The Cambridge Companion to Reformation Theology

by Edited by David Bagchi , David C. Steinmetz

• ISBN13: 9780521772242
• ISBN10: 0521772249
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-12-20
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

The European Reformation of the sixteenth century was one of the most formative periods in the history of Christian thought and remains one of the most fascinating events in Western history. The Cambridge Companion to Reformation Theology provides a comprehensive guide to the theology and theologians of the Reformation period. Each of the eighteen chapters is written by a leading authority in the field and provides an up-to-date account and analysis of the thought associated with a particular figure or movement. There are chapters focusing on lesser reformers such as Martin Bucer, and on the Catholic and Radical Reformations, as well as the major Protestant reformers. A detailed bibliography and comprehensive index allows comparison of the treatment of specific themes by different figures. This authoritative and accessible guide will appeal to students of history and literature as well as specialist theologians.

Table of Contents

Notes on contributors	ix
Introduction: the scope of Reformation theology	1	(4)
David Bagchi
David C. Steinmetz
Late medieval theology	5	(10)
Denis R. Janz
Lollardy	15	(7)
Wendy Scase
Hussite theology and the law of God	22	(6)
Thomas A. Fudge
The theology of Erasmus	28	(11)
Erika Rummel
Luther	39	(18)
Scott Hendrix
Melanchthon	57	(11)
Sachiko Kusukawa
Confessional Lutheran theology	68	(12)
Robert Kolb
The theology of Zwingli	80	(20)
W. Peter Stephens
Bucer	100	(13)
Ian Hazlett
The theology of John Calvin	113	(17)
David C. Steinmetz
John Calvin and later Calvinism: the identity of the Reformed tradition	130	(20)
Richard A. Muller
The theology of Thomas Cranmer	150	(11)
Peter Newman Brooks
The theology of the English reformers	161	(13)
Carl R. Trueman
The Scottish Reformation: theology and theologians	174	(20)
David F. Wright
An introduction to Anabaptist theology	194	(26)
Werner O. Packull
Catholic theologians of the Reformation period before Trent	220	(13)
David Bagchi
The Council of Trent	233	(15)
David C. Steinmetz
Conclusion: directions of future research	248	(9)
David C. Steinmetz
David Bagchi
Select bibliography	257	(20)
Index	277