Readings in the History of Christian Theology, Volume 2: From the Reformation to the Present (Readings in the History of Christian Theology Vol. II) - Softcover

Placher, William C.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0664240585 ISBN 13: 9780664240585

Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press, 1988

Synopsis

In this second volume of Readings in the History of Christian Theology, William C. Placher begins with a decisive transition, the Reformation of the sixteenth century, and opens with an excerpt from Martin Luther's The Freedom of a Christian. From the sixteenth century into the twentieth, he presents significant selections from works of the principal Protestant and Catholic thinkers, including present-day writers such as Gustavo Gutierrez and Rosemary Radford Ruether.

About this title

About the Author:

William C. Placher was Charles D. and Elizabeth S. LaFollette Distinguished Professor in the Humanities and Chair of the Department of Philosophy and Religion at Wabash College in Crawfordsville, Indiana. He was the author or editor of a number of books including A History of Christian Theology, Jesus the Savior, and Essentials of Christian Theology, all published by WJK.

Synopsis:

Discusses Gnosticism, the School of Alexandria, the Trinitarian controversies, Eastern theology, Saint Augustine, and theologians of the Middle Ages.

About this edition

• Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
• Publication date: 1988
• ISBN 10: 0664240585
• ISBN 13: 9780664240585
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 213