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Brief Contents

Brief Contents

Brief Contents

  • How to Use This Book
  • Introduction
    1. The Concept of “Theology”: A Brief Introduction
    2. The Architecture of Theology
    3. Historical Theology: Its Purpose and Place
  • 1 Early Christian Theology: The Patristic Period, c.100–451
    1. A Clarification of Terms
    2. Difficulties in Approaching Early Christian Theology
    3. The Historical Background to Early Christian Theology
    4. Centers of Early Christian Theological Reflection
    5. Key Theologians
    6. Key Theological Developments
    7. Key Names, Words, and Phrases
    8. Case Studies
  • 2 The Middle Ages and the Renaissance, c.500–1500
    1. On Defining the “Middle Ages“
    2. Medieval Theological Landmarks in Western Europe
    3. The Rise of Scholasticism
    4. The Italian Renaissance
    5. The Rise of Humanism
    6. Medieval Theological Landmarks in Eastern Europe
    7. Key Theologians
    8. Key Theological Developments
    9. Key Names, Words, and Phrases
    10. Case Studies
  • 3 The Reformation and Post-Reformation Periods, 1500–1750
    1. Reformation – or Reformations?
    2. A Clarification of Terms
    3. Post-Reformation Movements
    4. Key Theologians
    5. Key Theological Developments
    6. Developments in Theological Literature
    7. Key Names, Words, and Phrases
    8. Case Studies
  • 4 The Modern Period, 1750 – The Present Day
    1. A Cultural Watershed: The Enlightenment
    2. The Enlightenment Critique of Traditional Theology
    3. Romanticism and the Critique of the Enlightenment
    4. The Crisis of Faith in Victorian England
    5. The Crisis of the First World War
    6. Postmodernism and a New Theological Agenda
    7. Key Theologians
    8. Some Recent Western Theological Movements and Trends
    9. Key Names, Words, and Phrases
    10. Case Studies
  • Where Next?
    1. A Glossary of Theological Terms
    2. Sources of Citations
    3. Suggestions for Further Reading
    4. Index
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