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The Cambridge Companion to Reformation Theology

Part of Cambridge Companions to Religion

Editors:
David Bagchi, University of Hull
David C. Steinmetz, Duke University, North Carolina

David Bagchi, David Steinmetz, Denis R. Janz, Wendy Scase, Thomas A. Fudge, Erika Rummel, Scott H. Hendrix, Sachiko Kusukawa, Robert Kolb, Peter Stephens, Ian Hazlett, Richard A. Muller, Peter Newman Brooks, Carl Trueman, David F. Wright, Werner O. Packull

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Date Published: January 2005
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format: Paperback
isbn: 9780521776622

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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.
- Deals with historical figures and areas not normally covered in books on this period. Includes particularly good coverage of pre-Reformation thought and of minor figures
- The most comprehensive book on this area to date, offering eighteen chapters, each written by an acknowledged expert in the field
- Contains a detailed bibliography and comprehensive index to allow comparison of the treatment of particular themes by different figures
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'The excellent series of Companions to theologians and theological themes is enriched by the addition of this introduction to Reformation theology … Each chapter takes up a different figure, and is a helpful introduction and summary of their thought, supported by an up-to-the-minute bibliography pointing the reader to further study … high standards of scholarship and lucidity of expression are everywhere …' Baptist Times
'This is an excellent collection which fully lives up to the high standard set by this series in the past.' Contemporary Review
'… this will prove an indispensable reference for anyone who wants to progress beyond the basics of Reformation-era theology. Ordinands, in particular, will find it useful.' Church Times
'… a fine textbook for either an undergraduate or graduate course on the Reformation.' Calvin Theological Journal
'It is a delight therefore to read this introduction, not to the Reformation in general but to Reformation theology in particular. Like other volumes in the excellent Cambridge Companion series, it is written by a team of first-rate scholars in short pithy chapters which give a delicious taste of the subject. … The latest bibliography will aid those with whetted appetites who want to feast further. … These authors are fair, even sympathetic, in their attitude to the Protestant Reformers. …It is a refreshing and nuanced study, revealing the plurality of sixteenth century religion. One dominant impression left by this survey is the tremendous theological and doctrinal variety of the period.' Churchman
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- Date Published: January 2005
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521776622
- length: 300 pages
- dimensions: 226 x 150 x 18 mm
- weight: 0.41kg
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
Introduction: the scope of reformation theology David Bagchi and David C. Steinmetz
1. Late medieval theology Denis R. Janz
2. Lollardy Wendy Scase
3. Hussite theology and the law of God Thomas A. Fudge
4. The theology of Erasmus Erika Rummel
5. Luther Scott H. Hendrix
6. Melanchthon Sachiko Kusukawa
7. Confessional Lutheranism Robert Kolb
8. Zwingli Peter Stephens
9. Bucer Ian Hazlett
10. The theology of John Calvin David C. Steinmetz
11. John Calvin and late Calvinism: the identity of the Reformed tradition Richard A. Muller
12. Cranmer Peter Newman Brooks
13. The English Reformer Carl Trueman
14. The Scottish Reformation: theology and theologians David F. Wright
15. An introduction to Anabaptist theology Werner O. Packull
16. Pre-Tridentine Catholic theologians David Bagchi
17. The Council of Trent David C. Steinmetz
18. Possible directions of future research David C. Steinmetz and David Bagchi.
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Editors
David Bagchi, University of Hull
David Bagchi is Lecturer in the History of Christian Thought, Department of Theology, University of Hull. He is the author of Luther's Earliest Opponents (1991).
David C. Steinmetz, Duke University, North Carolina
David C. Steinmetz is the Amos Ragan Kearns Professor of the History of Christianity, Divinity School, Duke University. His major publications include Misericordia Dei: The Theology of Johannes von Staupitz in its Late Medieval Setting (1968); Reformers in the Wings (1981); Staupitz and Luther (1980); Luther in Context (1986); Memory and Mission (1988); and The Bible in the Sixteenth Century (1990).
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David Bagchi, David Steinmetz, Denis R. Janz, Wendy Scase, Thomas A. Fudge, Erika Rummel, Scott H. Hendrix, Sachiko Kusukawa, Robert Kolb, Peter Stephens, Ian Hazlett, Richard A. Muller, Peter Newman Brooks, Carl Trueman, David F. Wright, Werner O. Packull