Augustine and Modernity

Augustine and Modernity
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Publisher : Psychology Press
Total Pages : 308
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ISBN-10 : 0415284694
ISBN-13 : 9780415284691
Rating : 4/5 (94 Downloads)

Synopsis Augustine and Modernity by : Michael Hanby

This text debates the Augustinian origins of modern subjectivity & the Christian genesis of Western nihilism.

Against the Academicians and The Teacher

Against the Academicians and The Teacher
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Publisher : Hackett Publishing
Total Pages : 209
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ISBN-10 : 9781603848558
ISBN-13 : 160384855X
Rating : 4/5 (58 Downloads)

Synopsis Against the Academicians and The Teacher by : Augustine

These new translations of two treatises dealing with the possibility and nature of knowledge in the face of skeptical challenges are the first to be rendered from the Latin critical edition, the first to be made specifically with a philosophical audience in mind, and the first to be translated by a scholar with expertise in both modern epistemology and philosophy of language.

Philip Melanchthon and the Cappadocians

Philip Melanchthon and the Cappadocians
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Publisher : Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht
Total Pages : 274
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ISBN-10 : 9783647550671
ISBN-13 : 3647550671
Rating : 4/5 (71 Downloads)

Synopsis Philip Melanchthon and the Cappadocians by : H. Ashley Hall

This work offers a comprehensive examination of how Philip Melanchthon (1497-1560) -- a great philologist, pedagogue, and theologian of the Reformation -- used Greek patristic sources throughout his extensive career. The Cappadocian Fathers (here identified as Gregory Thaumaturgus, Basil of Caesarea, Gregory Nazianzen, and Gregory of Nyssa) were received through the medieval period to be exemplary theologians. In the hands of Melanchthon, they become tools to articulate the Evangelical-Lutheran theological position on justification by grace through faith alone, the necessity of formal education for theologians in literature and the natural sciences, the freedom of the will under divine grace, exemplars for bishops and even princes, and (not least) as models of Attic Greek grammar and biblical exegesis for university students. The book is organized around Melanchthon's use of Cappadocian works against his opponents: Roman Catholic, the Radical Reformers, the Reformed, and in Intra-Lutheran controversies. The author places Melanchthon within the context of the patristic reception of his time. Moreover, an appendix offers a sketch of the "Cappadocian canon" of the sixteenth century, with notation of the particular sources for Melanchthon's knowledge and the references to these works in modern scholarly sources. While often accused by his critics (past and present) of being arbitrary in his selection of patristic authorities, too free with his quotations, and too anxious for theological harmony, this work shows Melanchthon "at work" to reveal the consistent manner and Evangelical-Lutheran method by which he used patristic material to proclaim "Christ and his benefits" throughout his multifaceted career.

Dialogues (The Fathers of the Church, Volume 39)

Dialogues (The Fathers of the Church, Volume 39)
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Publisher : CUA Press
Total Pages : 328
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ISBN-10 : STANFORD:36105010344765
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Rating : 4/5 (65 Downloads)

Synopsis Dialogues (The Fathers of the Church, Volume 39) by : Pope Gregory I

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Bonizo of Sutri

Bonizo of Sutri
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Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages : 385
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ISBN-10 : 9781793608246
ISBN-13 : 1793608245
Rating : 4/5 (46 Downloads)

Synopsis Bonizo of Sutri by : John A. Dempsey

This book provides a groundbreaking reinterpretation of the life and career of the preeminent polemicist of the Bishop Bonizo of Sutri. Through a meticulous analysis of Bonizo’s literary works and contemporary reports about his activities, the author uncovers the populist roots of both the bishop’s reform ideology and his vision of holy war against a heretical emperor, Henry IV of Germany. In establishing the predominance of Bonizo’s personal experience as a member of the populist Lombard reform community, the Pataria, in the formation of his thought, this study shatters the picture of a uniform Gregorian party and greatly strengthens the impression of the papal reform movement as a fragile coalition of multiple regional partners, like the Pataria, which enjoyed a fundamental unity of purpose but whose individual constituencies often diverged in their particular strategic objectives. This investigation, moreover, sets Bonizo’s story within the context of the urban life of his native Lombardy and examines the relationship between popular religious reform and the gradual development of communal government in northern Italy.

Books in Print

Books in Print
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Total Pages : 2432
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ISBN-10 : STANFORD:36105022609999
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Rating : 4/5 (99 Downloads)

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Foundations of the Christian Faith

Foundations of the Christian Faith
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Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Total Pages : 834
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ISBN-10 : 9780830874095
ISBN-13 : 0830874097
Rating : 4/5 (95 Downloads)

Synopsis Foundations of the Christian Faith by : James Montgomery Boice

In one systematic volume, James Montgomery Boice provides a readable overview of Christian theology. With scholarly rigor and a pastor's heart, Boice carefully opens the topics of the nature of God, the person and work of Christ, the work of the Holy Spirit in justification and sanctification, and ecclesiology and eschatology. This updated edition includes a foreword by Philip Ryken and a section-by-section study guide.

Just War

Just War
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Publisher : Georgetown University Press
Total Pages : 583
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ISBN-10 : 9781589016811
ISBN-13 : 1589016815
Rating : 4/5 (11 Downloads)

Synopsis Just War by : Anthony F. Lang Jr.

The just war tradition is central to the practice of international relations, in questions of war, peace, and the conduct of war in the contemporary world, but surprisingly few scholars have questioned the authority of the tradition as a source of moral guidance for modern statecraft. Just War: Authority, Tradition, and Practice brings together many of the most important contemporary writers on just war to consider questions of authority surrounding the just war tradition. Authority is critical in two key senses. First, it is central to framing the ethical debate about the justice or injustice of war, raising questions about the universality of just war and the tradition’s relationship to religion, law, and democracy. Second, who has the legitimate authority to make just-war claims and declare and prosecute war? Such authority has traditionally been located in the sovereign state, but non-state and supra-state claims to legitimate authority have become increasingly important over the last twenty years as the just war tradition has been used to think about multilateral military operations, terrorism, guerrilla warfare, and sub-state violence. The chapters in this collection, organized around these two dimensions, offer a compelling reassessment of the authority issue’s centrality in how we can, do, and ought to think about war in contemporary global politics.