History of Christian Thought by Jonathan Hill (2007, Perfect)

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PublisherInterVarsity Press

ISBN-100830828451

ISBN-139780830828456

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Book TitleHistory of Christian Thought

Number of Pages352 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2007

TopicChristian Theology / Systematic, Christian Church / History

GenreReligion

AuthorJonathan Hill

FormatPerfect

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Item Weight17.3 Oz

Item Length9 in

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ReviewsWell-informed, comprehensive, generous without being uncritical, the history is written in a lively and untechnical style and gives the reader just what's required to see the development of Christian thought in its scope and in its parts. For breadth, clarity and accessibility, this book has few equals., Scholars and other interested readers will appreciate the succinct, authoritative work of Jonathan Hill in this book. Serious differences now exist on how best to relate the history of Christian thought, but Hill does good work with how he has chosen to tell the story., A fascinating and invaluable book, accessible to the nonexpert but also a reliable resource for the student and even the teacher. For those . . . who simply want to browse through the ideas of some of the greatest minds of the Christian era, it is sheer delight., There are massive reference books with copious information to which I could turn, but I also needed something compact, something I could keep on my desk for the quick reference between lectures. Then a friends introduced me to [this] very handy little book. It was just what I needed. This succinct volume packs a load of useful information. Each entry is clear and easy to read. Hill does a fine job of simplifying complex ideas without being unduly simplistic. Another notalbe characteristic is that Hill treats different schools of thought in a balanced and objective way.

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Table Of ContentIntroduction Part 1: The Church Fathers Greek Philosophy Justin Martyr Rome Irenaeus of Lyons Gnosticism Tertullian Origen Alexandria Neoplatonism The Conversion of Constantine Arianism The First Council of Nicea Athanasius Constantinople The Cappadocian Fathers The First Council of Constantinople The Desert Fathers Pelagianism Augustine of Hippo Cyril of Alexandria The Council of Ephesus The Council of Chaldedon Part 2: The Byzantine Empire Byzantium Pseudo-Dionysius The Second Council of Constantinople The Third Council of Constantinople Maximus the Confessor Symeon the New Theologian The Second Council of Nicaea The Rise of Islam The Great Schism Gregory Palamas Mount Athos The Third Rome Part 3: The Middle Ages The Dark Ages The Holy Roman Empire Augustine of Canterbury Erigena The Monasteries Anselm Feudalism Chivalry Peter Abelard Paris The Mendicant Orders Thomas Aquinas The Rediscovery of Aristotle Bonaventure John Duns Scotus Oxford Medieval Mysticism The Inquisition John Wyclif Jan Hus Part 4: The Reformation The Renaissance Martin Luther The Conquistadors John Calvin Geneva The Later Reformation The Council of Trent Puritanism Pietism John Wesley Part 5: The Modern Era The Enlightenment Gotthold Lessing Immanuel Kant Romanticism Friedrich Schleiermacher Tübingen Søren Kierkegaard Geology and Biology Evangelicalism Albrecht Ritschl John Henry Newman The Oxford Movement The First Vatican Council Albert Schweitzer Part 6: The 20th Century Karl Barth Rudolf Bultmann Existentialism Dietrich Bonhoeffer Reinhold Niebuhr Paul Tillich Karl Rahner The Second Vatican Council Process Theology Liberation Theology Pentecostalism Jügen Moltmann Feminist Theology Postmodernism Wolfhart Pannenberg African Christianity Asian Christianity Epilogue Glossary Further Reading Index

SynopsisIn this lively and accessible introduction, Jonathan Hill offers a wealth of insight into the history of Christian thought and the colorful personalities who gave it shape and form., Why read about the history of Christian thought? Because, if you are Christian yourself, it helps you to understand the faith--addressing everything from where Christians got their ideas of the Trinity and how Christ can be both human and divine to what they think about issues like feminism, globalization and social justice. And because, even if you are not, all Western society has been shaped by the influence of thinkers like Augustine, Aquinas and Luther. You can't understand the world as it is without knowing something about Christian thought.Jonathan Hill has the uncanny ability to sketch portraits of his subjects--whether early church apologists, medieval doctors of the church, Reformation giants, nineteenth-century philosophical behemoths or contemporary feminist scholars--that are simultaneously lively, brief and revealing. Similarly, he ably penetrates to the nub of their thought, combining apt description with pithy quotations from their work. Significant events, councils, movements and terms are introduced and explained, which put the cast of characters in context and illumine their place within the development of Christian thought. Not content to merely describe, Hill offers pertinent assessments that highlight the strengths and weaknesses of his subjects' contributions to Christian thinking and spurs you to reflect on significant issues for yourself.A society with no grasp of its history is like a person without a memory. So Hill, in this lively and accessible introduction, offers you a wealth of insight on the history of Christian thought and the colorful personalities of those who gave it shape and form.

LC Classification NumberBT21.3.H55 2007