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Record Nr.

UNINA9910821325003321

Titolo

Companion encyclopedia of theology / / edited by Peter Byrne and Leslie Houlden

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 1995

ISBN

1-134-92201-9

1-280-32279-9

0-203-41403-9

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xxiv, 1092 pages)

Collana

Routledge reference

Altri autori (Persone)

ByrnePeter <1950->

HouldenJ. L (James Leslie)

Disciplina

230

230.003

230.03

Soggetti

Theology - History - 20th century

Spirituality

Christian ethics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; General Introduction; The contributors; Introduction; The Hebrew Bible: formation and character; The Hebrew Bible: role in Judaism; The Christian adoption of the Old Testament; The Old Testament: historical study and new roles; The New Testament: content and character; The New Testament: the tradition of interpretation; The New Testament in theology; The Bible as holy book; Introduction; Jesus in history and belief; The triune God of the Bible and the emergence of orthodoxy; Christendom: medieval Christianity; The transition to modernity; The Enlightenment

Theology now; Christian theology and other faiths; Christian theology's dialogue with culture; Introduction; The concept of God; The idea of reason; Natural theology; Religious language; Theology and scientific understanding; Theological anthropology; Evil and theology; Feminism in the philosophy of religion; Introduction; Spirituality and theology; Patristic spirituality; Mysticism and devotion in the Middle Ages; Religious experience in



Sommario/riassunto

In 48 separately-authored, self-contained articles by an international team of both Christian and Jewish theologians and practitioners, this Companion provides a thorough examination of the place of Christianity in the modern world.