The Cambridge Companion to St Paul

Author: James D. G. Dunn
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521786942
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 328

Book Description
The apostle Paul has been justifiably described as the first and greatest Christian theologian. His letters were among the earliest documents to be included in the New Testament and, as such, they shaped Christian thinking from the beginning. As a missionary, theologian and pastor Paul's own wrestling with theological and ethical questions of his day is paradigmatic for Christian theology, not least for Christianity's own identity and continuing relationship with Judaism. The Cambridge Companion to St Paul provides an important assessment of this apostle and a fresh appreciation of his continuing significance today. With eighteen chapters written by a team of leading international specialists on Paul, the Companion provides a sympathetic and critical overview of the apostle, covering his life and work, his letters and his theology. The volume will provide an invaluable starting point and helpful cross check for subsequent studies.

The Cambridge Companion to Paul Tillich

Author: Russell Re Manning
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1139827790
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 349

Book Description
The complex philosophical theology of Paul Tillich (1886–1965), increasingly studied today, was influenced by thinkers as diverse as the Romantics and Existentialists, Hegel and Heidegger. A Lutheran pastor who served as a military chaplain in World War I, he was dismissed from his university post at Frankfurt when the Nazis came to power in 1933, and emigrated to the United States, where he continued his distinguished career. This authoritative Companion provides accessible accounts of the major themes of Tillich's diverse theological writings and draws upon the very best of contemporary Tillich scholarship. Each chapter introduces and evaluates its topic and includes suggestions for further reading. The authors assess Tillich's place in the history of twentieth-century Christian thought as well as his significance for current constructive theology. Of interest to both students and researchers, this Companion reaffirms Tillich as a major figure in today's theological landscape.

The Cambridge Companion to Jesus

Author: Markus Bockmuehl
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521796781
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 338

Book Description
This Companion offers an integrated introduction to the study of Jesus.

The Cambridge Companion to John Calvin

Author: Donald K. McKim
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107494680
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 531

Book Description
John Calvin (1509–64) stands with Martin Luther (1483–1546) as the premier theologian of the sixteenth-century Protestant Reformation. Calvin's thought spread throughout Europe to the New World and later throughout the whole world. His insights and influence continue to endure today, presenting a model of theological scholarship grounded in Scripture as well as providing nurture for Christian believers within churches across the globe. Dr Donald K. McKim gathers together an international array of major Calvin scholars to consider phases of Calvin's theological thought and influence. Historians and theologians meet to present a full picture of Calvin's contexts, the major themes in Calvin's writings, and the ways in which his thought spread and has increasing importance. Chapters serve as guides to their topics and provide further readings for additional study. This is an accessible introduction to this significant Protestant reformer and will appeal to the specialist and non-specialist alike.

The Cambridge Companion to Christian Philosophical Theology

Author: Charles Taliaferro
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521514339
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 281

Book Description
This Companion offers an up-to-date overview of the beliefs, doctrines, and practices of the key philosophical concepts at the heart of Christian theology. The sixteen chapters, commissioned specially for this volume, are written by an internationally recognized team of scholars and examine topics such as the Trinity, God's necessary existence, simplicity, omnipotence, omniscience, omnipresence, goodness, eternity and providence, the incarnation, resurrection, atonement, sin and salvation, the problem of evil, church rites, revelation and miracles, prayer, and the afterlife. Written in non-technical, accessible language, they not only offer a synthesis of scholarship on these topics but also suggest questions and topics for further investigation.

The Cambridge Companion to Malebranche

Author: Steven Nadler
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521627290
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 338

Book Description
This Companion contains specially commissioned essays addressing Malebranche's thought comprehensively and systematically.

The Cambridge Companion to Augustine

Author: David Vincent Meconi
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107025338
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 405

Book Description
This second edition of the Companion has been thoroughly revised and updated with eleven new chapters and a new bibliography.

The Cambridge Companion to John Dryden

Author: Steven N. Zwicker
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521531443
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 322

Book Description
John Dryden, Poet Laureate to Charles II and James II, was one of the great literary figures of the late seventeenth century. This Companion provides a fresh look at Dryden s tactics and triumphs in negotiating the extraordinary political and cultural revolutions of his time. The newly commissioned essays introduce readers to the full range of his work as a poet, as a writer of innovative plays and operas, as a purveyor of contemporary notions of empire, and most of all as a man intimate with the opportunities of aristocratic patronage as well as the emerging market for literary gossip, slander and polemic. Dryden s works are examined in the context of seventeenth-century politics, publishing and ideas of authorship. A valuable resource for students and scholars, the Companion includes a full chronology of Dryden s life and times and a detailed guide to further reading.

The Cambridge Companion to Augustine's City of God

Author: David Vincent Meconi
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108422519
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 369

Book Description
Masterfully explains Augustine's major work The City of God book by book through engagement with theology, history and political science.

The Cambridge Companion to Bede

Author: Scott DeGregorio
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1139825429
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages :

Book Description
As the major writer and thinker of the Anglo-Saxon period, the Venerable Bede is a key figure in the study of the literature and thought of this time. This Companion, written by an international team of specialists, is a key introductory guide to Bede, his writings, and his world. The first part of the volume focuses on Bede's cultural and intellectual milieu, covering his life, the secular-political contexts of his day, the foundations of the Latin learning he inherited and sought to perpetuate, the ecclesiastical and monastic setting of early Northumbria, and the foundation of his home institution, Wearmouth-Jarrow. The book then considers Bede's writing in detail, treating his educational, exegetical and historical works. Concluding with a detailed assessment of Bede's influence and reception from the time of his death up to the modern age, the Companion enables the reader to view Bede's writings within a wider cultural context.