[PDF] The Medieval Theologians eBook

Author : James R. Ginther
Publisher : Westminster John Knox Press
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 31,32 MB
Release : 2009-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0664223974

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The theologians and major thinkers of the medieval period developed their thought in complicated ways, giving rise to the term scholasticism, which was the method of learning associated with the great schools of the period. Theology was the center of thought, and finding one's way through the many and complex theological ideas introduced during this era can be very difficult. This accessible reference work clarifies these ideas and provides an extensive guide to the main theological features of medieval theology. Author James Ginther provides clear and compelling discussions of major Christian thinkers, sociocultural developments, and key terms and concepts related to the period. Both students and scholars will find this an eminently useful resource for the study of medieval theology.

Author : G. R. Evans
Publisher : Wiley-Blackwell
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 49,3 MB
Release : 2001-02-08
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780631212034

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The Medieval Theologians provides a clear and comprehensive introduction to the period through an examination of the key individual theologians of the time. Chronologically arranged, it allows students to explore this crucial period when so many important theological developments took place. Covers the important period from the 5th to the 16th centuries, when theology took shape as an increasingly formal subject of academic study. The only book to trace developments in the field by individual theologian, rather than thematically, as is the case in other texts. Provides a unique and distinctively theological perspective. Written by leading authorities from around the world.

Author : G. R. Evans
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 137 pages
File Size : 22,53 MB
Release : 2003-09-02
Category : History
ISBN : 1134962118

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In the ancient world being a philosopher was a practical alternative to being a christian. Philosophical systems offered intellectual, practical and moral codes for living. By the Middle Ages however philosophy was largely, though inconsistently, incorporated into Christian belef. From the end of the Roman Empire to the Reformation and Renaissance of the sixteenth century Christian theologians had a virtual monopoly on higher education. The complex interaction between theology and philosophy, which was the result of the efforts of Christian leaders and thinkers to assimilate the most sophisticated ideas of science and secular learning into their own system of thought, is the subject of this book. Augustine, as the most widely read author in the Middle Ages, is the starting point. Dr Evans then discusses the classical sources in general which the medieval scholar would have had access to when he wanted to study philosophy and its theological implications. Part I ends with an analysis of the problems of logic, language and rhetoric. In Part II the sequence of topics - God, cosmos, man follow the outline of the summa, or systematic encyclopedia of theology, which developed from the twelfth century as a text book framework. Does God exist? What is he like? What are human beings? Is there a purpose to their lives? These are the great questions of philosophy and religion and the issues to which the medieval theologian addressed himself. From `divine simplicity' to ethics and politics, this book is a lively introduction to the debates and ideas of the Middle Ages.

Author : Rik van Nieuwenhove
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 307 pages
File Size : 40,57 MB
Release : 2012-04-19
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0521897548

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This book is essential reading for anyone interested in medieval thought, be they students of theology, philosophy or literature.

Author : Chris R. Armstrong
Publisher : Brazos Press
Page : 366 pages
File Size : 47,81 MB
Release : 2016-05-17
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1493401971

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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.

Author : JT Paasch
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 30,57 MB
Release : 2012-03
Category : History
ISBN : 0199646376

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This book examines the central ideas that defined the debate about divine production in the Trinity in the late 13th and early 14th centuries, namely those of Henry of Ghent, John Duns Scotus, and William Ockham. Their discussions are significant for the history of trinitarian theology and the history of philosophy.

Author : Heiko A. Oberman
Publisher : Baker Academic
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 37,6 MB
Release : 2001-02-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780801020377

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Reassesses nominalism's impact on 16th century thought through a detailed analysis of the writings of Gabriel Biel.

Author : Amos Funkenstein
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 442 pages
File Size : 25,78 MB
Release : 2018-11-13
Category : Science
ISBN : 0691184267

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Theology and the Scientific Imagination is a pioneering work of intellectual history that transformed our understanding of the relationship between Christian theology and the development of science. Distinguished scholar Amos Funkenstein explores the metaphysical foundations of modern science and shows how, by the 1600s, theological and scientific thinking had become almost one. Major figures like Descartes, Leibniz, Newton, and others developed an unprecedented secular theology whose debt to medieval and scholastic thought shaped the trajectory of the scientific revolution. The book ends with Funkenstein’s influential analysis of the seventeenth century’s “unprecedented fusion” of scientific and religious language. Featuring a new foreword, Theology and the Scientific Imagination is a pathbreaking and classic work that remains a fundamental resource for historians and philosophers of science.

Author : Luigi Gambero
Publisher : Ignatius Press
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 32,79 MB
Release : 2010-11-02
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1681493284

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In his book Mary and the Fathers of the Church, Fr. Luigi Gambero presented a comprehensive survey of Marian doctrine and devotion during the first eight Christian centuries. Mary in the Middle Ages continues this journey up to the end of the fifteenth century, surveying the growth of Marian doctrine and devotion during one of the most important eras of Christian history: the Middle Ages. Fr. Gambero presents the thoughts, words, and prayers of great theologians, bishops, monks, and mystics who witnessed to and promoted the dedication of the Christian people to the Mother of God. Each chapter concludes with readings from the works of these important authors. Many of these texts have never before been translated into English. More than thirty great figures each receive an entire chapter, including such giants as the St. Anselm, St. Bernard, St. Anthony of Padua, St. Bonaventure, St. Albert the Great, St. Thomas Aquinas, St. Brigid of Sweden, and Raymond Lull. "A fascinating picture of one of the foundational elements of modern Catholic theology, namely, devotion. All in all, a worthwhile and informative study of devotion to the Blessed Virgin." -Benedict Groeschel, C.F.R. "This book is indispensable for current students of Mariology." -Kenneth Baker, S.J.

Author : Marie Anne Mayeski
Publisher : Liturgical Press
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 34,37 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780814658291

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The author analysed the biographies of three saints as genuine theological sources. Asserted is that medieval hagiography was a vital theological genre for early Christian theologians and that treating them as such forth the lives of these women, their voices, and the transitioning Church around them. Analysed are the biographies: Life of St. Margaret of Scotland by Her Chaplain: a theology of inherited virtue and the redemption of childbirth; Life of St. Leoba by Rudolf of Saxony: a theology of Church in mission; Baudonivia's Life of St. Radegunde: a theology of power.