God in dispute: "conversations" among great Christian thinkers

Introduction -- Second-century critic celsus queries polycarp, valentinus, and montanus -- About the Christian sect -- Second-century critic celsus interviews Tertullian, Irenaeus, and Clement -- About christianity -- Second- and third-century leaders irenaeus, tertullian, and clement -- Discuss bel...

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Main Author: Olson, Roger E. (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Grand Rapids, Mich. Baker Academic 2009
In:Year: 2009
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Controversial theology / Religious disputation / Fiction / History
Further subjects:B Theology, Doctrinal History
B Church History
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Summary:Introduction -- Second-century critic celsus queries polycarp, valentinus, and montanus -- About the Christian sect -- Second-century critic celsus interviews Tertullian, Irenaeus, and Clement -- About christianity -- Second- and third-century leaders irenaeus, tertullian, and clement -- Discuss beliefs necessary to be a true Christian -- Second and third century Origen and Tertullian debate faith's -- Relationship to reason and the nature of the eternal godhead -- Third-century bishop Cyprian of carthage is interviewed about the church and salvation -- Fourth-century Alexandrians Deacon Athanasius and Presbyter Arius are interviewed about the Council of Nicaea -- The fourth-century Cappadocian Fathers meet to settle on the Orthodox doctrine of the Trinity -- Prominent fifth-century thinkers Cyril, Apollinaris, Nestorius, and Eutyches discuss the humanity and divinity of Jesus Christ -- Fifth-century Bishop Augustine of Hippo and British Monk Pelagius argue about sin and salvation -- Medieval Abbot-Archbishop Anselm of Canterbury and monk-philosopher Abelard debate faith, reason, and atonement -- Medieval scholastic philosopher-theologian Thomas Aquinas and tree-hugger Francis of Assisi enthuse on how to know God -- Sixteenth-century Bucer convenes Luther, Karlstadt, Erasmus, zwingli, Grebel, Calvin, and Servetus on church reform -- Reformer Luther and Roman Catholic theologian Eck dispute the nature of salvation, grace, faith, and justification -- Reformers Luther, Hubmaier, Zwingli, and Calvin debate the Lord's Supper and baptism -- Sixteenth-century reformer Calvin and seventeenth-century theologian Arminius contest divergent views of salvation -- Eighteenth-century evangelical revivalists-theologians Wesley and Edwards compare differing views of salvation -- Eighteenth-century Irish deist Toland and English evangelist Wesley debate faith and reason, God and miracles -- Enlightenment philosophers Locke, Kant, and Hegel deal with issues impinging on Christian theology -- Father of modern theology Schleiermacher and philosophers Kant and Hegel debate the essence of religion and Christianity -- Theologians liberal Rauschenbusch and conservative Machen argue about true Christianity, the Bible, evolution, and doctrine -- Twentieth-century Barth and Brunner discuss theological method with nineteenth-century liberal Schleiermacher -- Barth and Brunner contest their differences on natural theology and whether all will be saved -- Twentieth-century theological giants Barth and Tillich discuss crucial issues, Christ and culture -- Twentieth-century ethicists Rauschenbusch, Niebuhr, Gutirrez, Yoder, and Olasky dispute the meaning of justice -- Twentieth-century theologians Bultmann and Pannenberg debate faith, myth, and Jesus's resurrection -- Twentieth-century theologians Henry and Ramm dispute about evangelical theology, modernity, and the Enlightenment -- Twentieth-century Roman Catholic theologian Rahner is interviewed about his controversial but influential theories -- Three liberation theologians debate about humanity's worst oppression and how liberation should happen -- Two postmodern theologians discuss the meaning of theology in postmodern culture
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:0801036399