Religious Identity and the Problem of Historical Foundation: The Foundational Character of Authoritative Sources in the History of Christianity and Judaism [Jewish and Christian Perspectives Series, Vol. VIII]
Language: English
Published by Brill, 2004
Series: Book 14 of 38 - Jewish and Christian Perspectives Series
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- Title
- Religious Identity and the Problem of Historical Foundation: The Foundational Character of Authoritative Sources in the History of Christianity and Judaism [Jewish and Christian Perspectives Series, Vol. VIII]
- Author
- Frishman, Judith, Willemien Otten and Gerard Rouwhorst, Eds.
- Publisher
- Brill
- Publication year
- 2004
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 9004130217
- ISBN 13
- 9789004130210
- Series
- Book 14 of 38: Jewish and Christian Perspectives Series
The book takes as its point of departure the fact that with the rise of modernity the former dependence of western church and society on authoritative sources was called into question. Ever since, appeal to such sources is no longer self-evident; at times it is even regarded as problematic. Based on this radical change brought about by modernity, the book is divided in two main parts. The first part deals with the question how Christian churches and confessions ( Roman-Catholic and Protestant) confronted modernity and which role was played by authoritative sources in the tradition to the modern era. Special attention will be paid to the way in which Judaism reacted to many of the same impulses, both societal and religious ones. The second part deals with the premodern period, from early Christianity to the post-Reformation era, and focuses on the role authoritative traditions, textual or otherwise, have played in providing various Christian communities with a relative stable identity.
The aim of the book is to elucidate processes resulting in the formation of authoritative traditions as well as the effects of these traditions on the identity of Christian and Jewish communities. In addition, the book attempts to clarify the various ways in which Christian and Jewish communities have reacted to the growing suspicion authoritative traditions aroused in the western world since the rise of modernity.
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About the Author
Willemien Otten holds the Chair in History of Christianity at Utrecht University. Her area of expertise is Early and Medieval Church History. She has published, among others, on Tertullian, Augustine, Eriugena and Peter Abelard.
Gerard Rouwhorst is Professor in the History of Liturgy in the Catholic Theological University at Utrecht. The subject of his doctoral dissertation were the Paschal Hymns of Ephrem the Syrian (Les hymnes pascales d'Ephrem de Nisibe, Brill, 1989). He has published numerous articles, mainly on early Christian liturgy.
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