This companion brings together a team of contemporary theologians and writers to provide substantial introductions to the key people who shaped the Christian story and tradition. * A substantial reference work, bringing together over 75 entries on the most important and influential theologians in the history of Christianity * Structured accessibly around five periods: early centuries, middle ages, reformation period, the Enlightenment, and the twentieth-century to the present * A to Z entries range from substantial essays to shorter overviews, each of which locates the theologian in their immediate context, summarizes the themes of their work, and explains their significance * Covers a broad span of theologians, from Augustine to Thomas Aquinas, through to C. S. Lewis, James Cone, and Rosemary Radford Reuther * Provides profiles of key Catholic, protestant, evangelical, and progressive theologians * Includes a useful timeline to orientate the reader, reading lists, and a glossary of key terms
Ian S. Markham is the Dean and President of Virginia Theological Seminary. Awards include the Robertson Fellow 2006, Teape Lecturer in India 2004, Claggett Fellow attached to Washington National Cathedral in 2000, and Frank Woods Fellow at Trinity College, Melbourne in 1997. He is the author and editor of numerous books, including The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to the Anglican Communion (edited with J. Barney Hawkins IV, Justyn Terry & Leslie Nuñez Steffensen, 2013), Against Atheism: Why Dawkins, Hitchens, and Harris Are Fundamentally Wrong (2010), A World Religions Reader, 3rd edition (2009), Understanding Christian Doctrine (2007), and Do Morals Matter (2006), all published by Wiley-Blackwell.
Notes on Contributors viii Preface xiii Acknowledgments xv Timeline xvi Early Centuries 1 The Apocalypse of John 3 Arius (c.256-336) 6 Athanasius (c.295-373) 16 Augustine of Hippo (c.354-430) 26 Boethius (c.475-c.524) 31 The Cappadocians (c.329-c.524) 43 Cyril of Alexandria (c.378-444) and Nestorius of Constantinople (c.381-c.451) 48 Ephrem the Syrian (c.306-73) 60 Ignatius of Antioch (c.35-c.110) 71 Irenaeus of Lyons (2nd century) 74 John the Evangelist 79 Marcion (c.85-c.160) 89 Maximos the Confessor (580-662) 93 Origen (c.185-254) 103 The Apostle Paul 113 The Synoptic Evangelists: Mark, Matthew, and Luke 119 Tertullian (Quintus Septimius Florens Tertullianus) (c.155-c.225) 128 Middle Ages 137 Peter Abelard (1079-1142) 139 St Anselm of Canterbury (1033-1109) 142 Thomas Aquinas, OP (c.1224-74) 153 Bernard of Clairvaux (1090-1153) 159 Bonaventure (c.1217-74) 162 Duns Scotus (c.1266-1308) 171Julian of Norwich (1342-c.1416) 181 William Ockham (c.1280-c.1349) 187 Reformation Period 197 John Calvin (1509-64) 199 Richard Hooker (1554-1600) 204 Martin Luther (1483-1546) 208 Philip Melanchthon (1497-1560) 216 The Reformation 219 Teresa of Ávila (1515-82) 227 Enlightenment and Modern Period 237 Donald Baillie (1887-1954) 239 John Baillie (1886-1960) 245 Karl Barth (1886-1968) 250 Emil Brunner (1889-1966) 256 John Nelson Darby (1800-1882) 262 Georges Vasilievich Florovsky (1893-1979) 265 Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (1770-1831) 276 Immanuel Kant (1724-1804) 287 Søren Kierkegaard (1813-55) 290 C. S. (Clive Staples) Lewis (1898-1963) 295 John Henry Newman (1801-90) 299 Reinhold Niebuhr (1892-1971) 310 Friedrich Daniel Ernst Schleiermacher (1768-1834) 320 Gottfried Thomasius (1802-75) 326 Paul Tillich (1886-1965) 338 B. B. Warfield (1851-1921) 350 Twentieth Century to Present 353 Hans Urs von Balthasar (1905-88) 355 Serge Laugier de Beaurecueil (1917-2005) 367 Black Theology 371 Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906-45) 378 James Cone (1938- ) 390 Austin Farrer (1904-68) 393 Hans Frei (1922-88) 397 Colin Gunton (1941-2003) 400 Gustavo Gutiérrez (1928- ) 402 Stanley Hauerwas (1940- ) 406 John Hick (1922-2012) 416 Elizabeth A. Johnson, CSJ (1941- ) 427 Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-68) 431 Liberal Theology 438 George Lindbeck (1923- ) 451 Donald MacKinnon (1913-94) 454 John Milbank (1952- ) 458 Jürgen Moltmann (1926- ) 461 Richard John Neuhaus (1936-2009) 472 James Packer (1926- ) 475 Wolfhart Pannenberg (1928- ) 478 Charles Philip Price (1920-99) 486 Process Theology 491 Karl Rahner (1904-84) 502 Rosemary Radford Ruether (1936- ) 512 Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza (1938- ) 515 Dorothee Sölle (1929-2003) 518 Richard Swinburne (1934- ) 522 Vatican II 527 Keith Ward (1938- ) 541 Glossary 546 Index 550
Show moreThis companion brings together a team of contemporary theologians and writers to provide substantial introductions to the key people who shaped the Christian story and tradition. * A substantial reference work, bringing together over 75 entries on the most important and influential theologians in the history of Christianity * Structured accessibly around five periods: early centuries, middle ages, reformation period, the Enlightenment, and the twentieth-century to the present * A to Z entries range from substantial essays to shorter overviews, each of which locates the theologian in their immediate context, summarizes the themes of their work, and explains their significance * Covers a broad span of theologians, from Augustine to Thomas Aquinas, through to C. S. Lewis, James Cone, and Rosemary Radford Reuther * Provides profiles of key Catholic, protestant, evangelical, and progressive theologians * Includes a useful timeline to orientate the reader, reading lists, and a glossary of key terms
Ian S. Markham is the Dean and President of Virginia Theological Seminary. Awards include the Robertson Fellow 2006, Teape Lecturer in India 2004, Claggett Fellow attached to Washington National Cathedral in 2000, and Frank Woods Fellow at Trinity College, Melbourne in 1997. He is the author and editor of numerous books, including The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to the Anglican Communion (edited with J. Barney Hawkins IV, Justyn Terry & Leslie Nuñez Steffensen, 2013), Against Atheism: Why Dawkins, Hitchens, and Harris Are Fundamentally Wrong (2010), A World Religions Reader, 3rd edition (2009), Understanding Christian Doctrine (2007), and Do Morals Matter (2006), all published by Wiley-Blackwell.
Notes on Contributors viii Preface xiii Acknowledgments xv Timeline xvi Early Centuries 1 The Apocalypse of John 3 Arius (c.256-336) 6 Athanasius (c.295-373) 16 Augustine of Hippo (c.354-430) 26 Boethius (c.475-c.524) 31 The Cappadocians (c.329-c.524) 43 Cyril of Alexandria (c.378-444) and Nestorius of Constantinople (c.381-c.451) 48 Ephrem the Syrian (c.306-73) 60 Ignatius of Antioch (c.35-c.110) 71 Irenaeus of Lyons (2nd century) 74 John the Evangelist 79 Marcion (c.85-c.160) 89 Maximos the Confessor (580-662) 93 Origen (c.185-254) 103 The Apostle Paul 113 The Synoptic Evangelists: Mark, Matthew, and Luke 119 Tertullian (Quintus Septimius Florens Tertullianus) (c.155-c.225) 128 Middle Ages 137 Peter Abelard (1079-1142) 139 St Anselm of Canterbury (1033-1109) 142 Thomas Aquinas, OP (c.1224-74) 153 Bernard of Clairvaux (1090-1153) 159 Bonaventure (c.1217-74) 162 Duns Scotus (c.1266-1308) 171Julian of Norwich (1342-c.1416) 181 William Ockham (c.1280-c.1349) 187 Reformation Period 197 John Calvin (1509-64) 199 Richard Hooker (1554-1600) 204 Martin Luther (1483-1546) 208 Philip Melanchthon (1497-1560) 216 The Reformation 219 Teresa of Ávila (1515-82) 227 Enlightenment and Modern Period 237 Donald Baillie (1887-1954) 239 John Baillie (1886-1960) 245 Karl Barth (1886-1968) 250 Emil Brunner (1889-1966) 256 John Nelson Darby (1800-1882) 262 Georges Vasilievich Florovsky (1893-1979) 265 Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (1770-1831) 276 Immanuel Kant (1724-1804) 287 Søren Kierkegaard (1813-55) 290 C. S. (Clive Staples) Lewis (1898-1963) 295 John Henry Newman (1801-90) 299 Reinhold Niebuhr (1892-1971) 310 Friedrich Daniel Ernst Schleiermacher (1768-1834) 320 Gottfried Thomasius (1802-75) 326 Paul Tillich (1886-1965) 338 B. B. Warfield (1851-1921) 350 Twentieth Century to Present 353 Hans Urs von Balthasar (1905-88) 355 Serge Laugier de Beaurecueil (1917-2005) 367 Black Theology 371 Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906-45) 378 James Cone (1938- ) 390 Austin Farrer (1904-68) 393 Hans Frei (1922-88) 397 Colin Gunton (1941-2003) 400 Gustavo Gutiérrez (1928- ) 402 Stanley Hauerwas (1940- ) 406 John Hick (1922-2012) 416 Elizabeth A. Johnson, CSJ (1941- ) 427 Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-68) 431 Liberal Theology 438 George Lindbeck (1923- ) 451 Donald MacKinnon (1913-94) 454 John Milbank (1952- ) 458 Jürgen Moltmann (1926- ) 461 Richard John Neuhaus (1936-2009) 472 James Packer (1926- ) 475 Wolfhart Pannenberg (1928- ) 478 Charles Philip Price (1920-99) 486 Process Theology 491 Karl Rahner (1904-84) 502 Rosemary Radford Ruether (1936- ) 512 Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza (1938- ) 515 Dorothee Sölle (1929-2003) 518 Richard Swinburne (1934- ) 522 Vatican II 527 Keith Ward (1938- ) 541 Glossary 546 Index 550
Show moreNotes on Contributors viii
Preface xiii
Acknowledgments xv
Timeline xvi
Early Centuries 1
The Apocalypse of John 3
Arius (c.256–336) 6
Athanasius (c.295–373) 16
Augustine of Hippo (c.354–430) 26
Boethius (c.475–c.524) 31
The Cappadocians (c.329–c.524) 43
Cyril of Alexandria (c.378–444) and Nestorius of Constantinople (c.381–c.451) 48
Ephrem the Syrian (c.306–73) 60
Ignatius of Antioch (c.35–c.110) 71
Irenaeus of Lyons (2nd century) 74
John the Evangelist 79
Marcion (c.85–c.160) 89
Maximos the Confessor (580–662) 93
Origen (c.185–254) 103
The Apostle Paul 113
The Synoptic Evangelists: Mark, Matthew, and Luke 119
Tertullian (Quintus Septimius Florens Tertullianus) (c.155–c.225) 128
Middle Ages 137
Peter Abelard (1079–1142) 139
St Anselm of Canterbury (1033–1109) 142
Thomas Aquinas, OP (c.1224–74) 153
Bernard of Clairvaux (1090–1153) 159
Bonaventure (c.1217–74) 162
Duns Scotus (c.1266–1308) 171Julian of Norwich (1342–c.1416) 181
William Ockham (c.1280–c.1349) 187
Reformation Period 197
John Calvin (1509–64) 199
Richard Hooker (1554–1600) 204
Martin Luther (1483–1546) 208
Philip Melanchthon (1497–1560) 216
The Reformation 219
Teresa of Ávila (1515–82) 227
Enlightenment and Modern Period 237
Donald Baillie (1887–1954) 239
John Baillie (1886–1960) 245
Karl Barth (1886–1968) 250
Emil Brunner (1889–1966) 256
John Nelson Darby (1800–1882) 262
Georges Vasilievich Florovsky (1893–1979) 265
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (1770–1831) 276
Immanuel Kant (1724–1804) 287
Søren Kierkegaard (1813–55) 290
C. S. (Clive Staples) Lewis (1898–1963) 295
John Henry Newman (1801–90) 299
Reinhold Niebuhr (1892–1971) 310
Friedrich Daniel Ernst Schleiermacher (1768–1834) 320
Gottfried Thomasius (1802–75) 326
Paul Tillich (1886–1965) 338
B. B. Warfield (1851–1921) 350
Twentieth Century to Present 353
Hans Urs von Balthasar (1905–88) 355
Serge Laugier de Beaurecueil (1917–2005) 367
Black Theology 371
Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906–45) 378
James Cone (1938– ) 390
Austin Farrer (1904–68) 393
Hans Frei (1922–88) 397
Colin Gunton (1941–2003) 400
Gustavo Gutiérrez (1928– ) 402
Stanley Hauerwas (1940– ) 406
John Hick (1922–2012) 416
Elizabeth A. Johnson, CSJ (1941– ) 427
Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929–68) 431
Liberal Theology 438
George Lindbeck (1923– ) 451
Donald MacKinnon (1913–94) 454
John Milbank (1952– ) 458
Jürgen Moltmann (1926– ) 461
Richard John Neuhaus (1936–2009) 472
James Packer (1926– ) 475
Wolfhart Pannenberg (1928– ) 478
Charles Philip Price (1920–99) 486
Process Theology 491
Karl Rahner (1904–84) 502
Rosemary Radford Ruether (1936– ) 512
Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza (1938– ) 515
Dorothee Sölle (1929–2003) 518
Richard Swinburne (1934– ) 522
Vatican II 527
Keith Ward (1938– ) 541
Glossary 546
Index 550
Ian S. Markham is the Dean and President of VirginiaTheological Seminary. Awards include the Robertson Fellow 2006,Teape Lecturer in India 2004, Claggett Fellow attached toWashington National Cathedral in 2000, and Frank Woods Fellow atTrinity College, Melbourne in 1997. He is the author and editor ofnumerous books, including The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to theAnglican Communion (edited with J. Barney Hawkins IV, JustynTerry & Leslie Nunez Steffensen, 2013), AgainstAtheism: Why Dawkins, Hitchens, and Harris Are FundamentallyWrong (2010), A World Religions Reader, 3rd edition(2009), Understanding Christian Doctrine (2007), andDo Morals Matter (2006), all published byWiley-Blackwell.
Notwithstanding these gaps and some odd choices, the factthat many of the entries were of an exceptionally high qualitymakes the Companion a reference work that is well worth thepurchase price. (Reviews in Religion &Theology, 3 July 2013)
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