Medieval Wisdom for Modern Christians

Medieval Wisdom for Modern Christians
Author: Chris R. Armstrong
Publisher: Brazos Press
Total Pages: 366
Release: 2016-05-17
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1493401971

Many Christians today tend to view the story of medieval faith as a cautionary tale. Too often, they dismiss the Middle Ages as a period of corruption and decay in the church. They seem to assume that the church apostatized from true Christianity after it gained cultural influence in the time of Constantine, and the faith was only later recovered by the sixteenth-century Reformers or even the eighteenth-century revivalists. As a result, the riches and wisdom of the medieval period have remained largely inaccessible to modern Protestants. Church historian Chris Armstrong helps readers see beyond modern caricatures of the medieval church to the animating Christian spirit of that age. He believes today's church could learn a number of lessons from medieval faith, such as how the gospel speaks to ordinary, embodied human life in this world. Medieval Wisdom for Modern Christians explores key ideas, figures, and movements from the Middle Ages in conversation with C. S. Lewis and other thinkers, helping contemporary Christians discover authentic faith and renewal in a forgotten age.

Luther on Thomas Aquinas

Luther on Thomas Aquinas
Author: Denis Janz
Publisher: Stuttgart : Franz Steiner Verlag Wiesbaden
Total Pages: 142
Release: 1989
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN:

Aquinas Among the Protestants

Aquinas Among the Protestants
Author: Manfred Svensson
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 326
Release: 2017-09-25
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1119265894

AQUINAS AMONG THE PROTESTANTS This major new book provides an introduction to Thomas Aquinas’s influence on Protestantism. The editors, both noted commentators on Aquinas, bring together a group of influential scholars to demonstrate the ways that Anglican, Lutheran, and Reformed thinkers have analyzed and used Thomas through the centuries. Later chapters also explore how today’s Protestants might appropriate the work of Aquinas to address a number of contemporary theological and philosophical issues. The authors set the record straight and disavow the widespread impression that Aquinas is an irrelevant figure for the history of Protestant thought. This assumption has dominated not only Protestant historiography but also Roman Catholic accounts of the Reformation and Protestant intellectual life. The book opens the possibility for contemporary reception, engagement, and critique and even intra-Protestant relations and includes: Information on the fruitful appropriation of Aquinas in Anglican, Lutheran, and Reformed theologians over the centuries Important essays from leading scholars on the teachings of Aquinas New perspectives on Thomas Aquinas’s position as a towering figure in the history of Christian thought Aquinas Among the Protestants is a ground-breaking and interdenominational work for students and scholars of Thomas Aquinas and theology more generally.

Christianity & Western Thought: Faith & reason in the 19th century

Christianity & Western Thought: Faith & reason in the 19th century
Author: Colin Brown
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Total Pages: 442
Release: 1990
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780830817535

In this much-anticipated sequel to Colin Brown's Christianity and Western Thought, Volume 1, Steve Wilkens and Alan Padgett follow Christianity and philosophy's interaction through the monumental changes of the nineteenth century.

St. Thomas Aquinas

St. Thomas Aquinas
Author: G. K. Chesterton
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 146
Release: 2012-03-07
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0486122263

Chesterton's customary wit and engaging storytelling provide a brief but vivid profile. He focuses on the saint's life, rather than on theology, to illustrate Thomas's relevance to modern readers.

Transubstantiation

Transubstantiation
Author: Brett Salkeld
Publisher: Baker Academic
Total Pages: 266
Release: 2019-11-19
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1493418246

This thoroughgoing study examines the doctrine of transubstantiation from historical, theological, and ecumenical vantage points. Brett Salkeld explores eucharistic presence in the theologies of Aquinas, Luther, and Calvin, showing that Christians might have more in common on this topic than they have typically been led to believe. As Salkeld corrects false understandings of the theology of transubstantiation, he shows that Luther and Calvin were much closer to the medieval Catholic tradition than is often acknowledged. The book includes a foreword by Michael Root.

Reading Luther

Reading Luther
Author: Georg Raatz
Publisher: Evangelische Verlagsanstalt
Total Pages: 297
Release: 2021-11-05
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 337406941X

Take a fresh look at Martin Luther and his original works! Here the fundamental key texts have been compiled in one single book, introduced by Martin H. Jung's informative commentaries. The English language translations are up to date and easily understood. Apart from well-known works such as the "95 Theses" and "On the Freedom of a Christian", this collection also contains dogmatic and devotional texts as well as problematic tracts, for example on the Turks and the Jews. They provide an easily readable insight into the authentic Luther. The book is well suited for confirmation classes, youth groups and adult education as well as for use in churches, congregations, schools and institutions. The book is strongly to be recommended not just for study purposes but also for private reading. [Luther lesen] Lernen Sie Martin Luther neu und im Original kennen! In diesem Band sind zentrale und grundlegende Texte des Reformators versammelt. Mit informativen Einleitungen führt Martin H. Jung in die Schriften ein und präsentiert sie in gut verständlicher Weise. Neben den bekannten Texten wie den "95 Thesen" oder "Von der Freiheit eines Christenmenschen" stehen dogmatische und erbauliche, aber auch problematische Schriften u.a. über Türken und Juden. Sie eröffnen den Blick auf einen authentischen, leicht lesbaren Luther. Das Buch eignet sich gleichermaßen für die Arbeit mit Konfirmanden, Jugendlichen und die Erwachsenenbildung sowie für den Gebrauch in Kirchen, Gemeinden, Schulen und Einrichtungen. Nicht nur für das eigene Studium, auch für die private Lektüre ist das Buch absolut empfehlenswert.

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas
Author: Norman L. Geisler
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Total Pages: 199
Release: 2003-02-13
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1592441548

Norman L. Geisler reintroduces evangelicals to the man they forgot,Ó clarifying Aquinas' teachings about the nature of God, Scripture, faith, reason, and other key issues of apologetics and ethics. Aquinas, the author argues, is a more articulate defender of the faith than anyone in our midst.Ó Roman Catholic Aquinas scholar Robert N. Campbell observes that Geisler makes a good case for his message that the writings of Aquinas can be of great value to today's Protestant and Roman Catholic philosophers and theologians.Ó The book gives an understandable presentation of many of Aquinas' major contributions and shows how they are relevant, at times even crucial, to contemporary discussion,Ó adds Winfried Corduan of Taylor University. In the process Geisler strikes a credible blow against the current unfounded prejudice toward St. Thomas in evangelical thought.Ó

The End of Protestantism

The End of Protestantism
Author: Peter J. Leithart
Publisher: Brazos Press
Total Pages: 304
Release: 2016-10-18
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1493405837

The Failure of Denominationalism and the Future of Christian Unity One of the unforeseen results of the Reformation was the shattering fragmentation of the church. Protestant tribalism was and continues to be a major hindrance to any solution to Christian division and its cultural effects. In this book, influential thinker Peter Leithart critiques American denominationalism in the context of global and historic Christianity, calls for an end to Protestant tribalism, and presents a vision for the future church that transcends post-Reformation divisions. Leithart offers pastors and churches a practical agenda, backed by theological arguments, for pursuing local unity now. Unity in the church will not be a matter of drawing all churches into a single, existing denomination, says Leithart. Returning to Catholicism or Orthodoxy is not the solution. But it is possible to move toward church unity without giving up our convictions about truth. This critique and defense of Protestantism urges readers to preserve and celebrate the central truths recovered in the Reformation while working to heal the wounds of the body of Christ.