Readings in the History of Christian Theology: From its beginnings to the eve of the Reformation

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William Carl Placher
Westminster John Knox Press, 1988 M01 1 - 206 pages

In this book, William C. Placher compiles significant passages written by the most important Christian thinkers through the early sixteenth century. An important resource for theological study, Readings in the History of Christian Theology contains excerpts preceded by the author's illuminating introductions so that the book can stand alone as a coherent history.

 

Contents

Preface
9
George Blaurock The Hutterite Chronicle
27
Menno Simons The Writings of Menno Simons
33
Calvin and the English Reformation
58
Richard Hooker The Laws of Ecclesiastical Polity
73
George Fox Journal
79
Matthew Tindal Christianity as Old as the Creation
87
John Wesley The Scripture Way of Salvation
95
Gotthold Lessing On the Proof of the Spirit and of Power
101
Theology in the United States
107
The Nineteenth Century
130
The Twentieth Century
156
New Voices
190
Suggestions for Further Reading
205
Index
211
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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 Essentials of Christian Theology, published by WJK.

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