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Book Synopsis Calvin and Classical Philosophy by : Charles Partee
Download or read book Calvin and Classical Philosophy written by Charles Partee and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2022-03-28 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a thorough study of Calvin's conception of Christian philosophy, his exposition of insights of classical philosophy, and his evaluations of classical philosophers. Special attention is given to the doctrines of providence and predestination.
Book Synopsis John Calvin's Perspectival Anthropology by : Mary Potter Engel
Download or read book John Calvin's Perspectival Anthropology written by Mary Potter Engel and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2002-08-08 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work makes three important contributions to Calvin studies and, more generally, adds to the growing literature on anthropology in the Middle Ages, Renaissance, and Reformation. First it challenges the prevalent bias toward focusing on Calvin's doctrine of God to the neglect of his doctrine of humankind. Second, it provides an original and provocative interpretation of the overall structure of Calvin's anthropology. And third, Engel's analysis of specific issues (imago dei, reason, and faith, the will, immortality and resurrection) present helpful insights into those areas of Calvin's thought which remain controversial. 'John Calvin's Perspectival Anthropology' succeeds T.F. Torrance's Calvin's Doctrine of Man as the second full-length examination of Calvin's anthropology.
Download or read book John Calvin's Ideas written by Paul Helm and published by Oxford University Press on Demand. This book was released on 2004 with total page 449 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examining John Calvin's theological ideas through a philosophical lens, Paul Helm looks at how Calvin worked at the interface of theology and philosophy and in particular how he employed medieval ideas to do so.
Book Synopsis Erasmus and Calvin on the foolishness of God: Reason and Emotion in the Christian Philosophy by : Kirk Essary
Download or read book Erasmus and Calvin on the foolishness of God: Reason and Emotion in the Christian Philosophy written by Kirk Essary and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2017-01-01 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cover -- Copyright page -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- List of Abbreviations and Early Modern Editions -- Preface -- 1 Calvin's Erasmus, Theologia Rhetorica, and Pauline Folly -- 2 Foolishness as Religious Knowledge -- 3 Hidden Wisdom and the Revelation of the Spirit -- 4 Milk for Babes: A Pauline Eloquence -- 5 Blaming Philosophy, Praising Folly -- 6 The Affective Christian Philosophy -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
Download or read book Calvin at the Centre written by Paul Helm and published by Oxford University Press on Demand. This book was released on 2010 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An exploration of the consequences of various ideas in the thought of John Calvin, and the influence of his ideas on later theologians. The emphasis is on philosophical ideas within Calvin's theology, dealing in turn with epistemological, metaphysical, and ethical issues. Helm provides a fresh perspective on Calvin's theological context and legacy.
Book Synopsis The Theology of John Calvin by : Charles Partee
Download or read book The Theology of John Calvin written by Charles Partee and published by . This book was released on 2010-09-01 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The theology of John Calvin (1509-1564) was given classic expression in his Institutes of the Christian Religion (1559). In this definitive work, longtime Calvin expert Charles Partee offers a careful exposition of Calvins theology as it appears in the Institutes, paying special attention to the relation of Calvins theology to the history of Christian thought and to the questions of Calvins own time. Partee also examines the development of later Calvinism and the adaptations of Calvins thought by his later followers. As Partee shows, Calvins theology provides a profound exposition of Christian faith and a magnificent resource for theology today.
Book Synopsis In the Phrygian Mode by : Robert Sweetman
Download or read book In the Phrygian Mode written by Robert Sweetman and published by University Press of America. This book was released on 2007 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume... has emerged from a small scholarly conference... on the relationship between Christianity and Greco-Roman civilization, above all, that civilization's characteristic patterns of philosophical thought... The field of investigation [is] the neo-Calvinist current within Dutch protestantism and the elaboration in the 1920s and 1930s of 'Calvinistic' philosophy as one of its most distinctive effects... this 'parish tale' has more to recommend it than might appear at first blush. For there is a good argument to be made why such a thoroughly local study can benefit a much broader segment of contemporary Protestantism.
Book Synopsis 101 Key Terms in Philosophy and Their Importance for Theology by : Kelly James Clark
Download or read book 101 Key Terms in Philosophy and Their Importance for Theology written by Kelly James Clark and published by Westminster John Knox Press. This book was released on 2004-01-01 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by two philosophers and a theologian, this book provides easy access to key terms in philosophy and how they are understood and used in theology. The focused entries discuss what the terms have meant in classical and contemporary philosophy and then shift to what these philosophical understandings have meant in the history of Christian theology to the present day. The result is a unique volume that clearly shows the interplay of these disciplines and how theology has been influenced by the language and vocabulary of philosophy.
Book Synopsis Calvin: A Guide for the Perplexed by : Paul Helm
Download or read book Calvin: A Guide for the Perplexed written by Paul Helm and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2008-09-18 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John Calvin has been the subject of widespread misunderstanding and misinterpretation. He is a figure whom other theologians either seek to "capture" to endorse their own, often very different, positions or whom they seek to vilify. Calvin: A Guide for the Perplexed attempts to "re-situate" Calvin by providing a mid-level introduction to his thought. As befits the series, special attention is given to Calvin's thought, not on his character or career. The focus here is not only on Calvin's theological positions, but also on the philosophy intertwined within them, the significance of which is often overlooked.
Book Synopsis Christian Philosophy by : Craig G. Bartholomew
Download or read book Christian Philosophy written by Craig G. Bartholomew and published by Baker Academic. This book was released on 2013-10-15 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This third book in a series of successful introductory textbooks by Craig Bartholomew and Michael Goheen builds on their previous projects, The Drama of Scripture and Living at the Crossroads, to offer a comprehensive narrative of philosophical thought from a distinctly Christian perspective. After exploring the interaction among Scripture, worldview, theology, and philosophy, the authors tell the story of philosophy from ancient Greece through postmodern times, positioning the philosophers in their historical contexts and providing Christian critique along the way. The authors emphasize the Reformed philosophical tradition without neglecting other historical trajectories and show how philosophical thought relates to contemporary life.
Book Synopsis Human Nature From Calvin To Edwards by : Paul Helm
Download or read book Human Nature From Calvin To Edwards written by Paul Helm and published by Reformation Heritage Books. This book was released on 2018-12-09 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Paul Helm breaks fertile ground in this survey of theological anthropology in the Reformed tradition. Acknowledging the rich patristic and medieval heritage available to Reformed theologians, Helm works through a representative range of authors and materials during the period 1550 to 1750 in order to identify certain ways of thinking as well as elements of development and change. Addressing topics like the relation of body and soul, faculty psychology, and moral agency, Helm develops a compelling picture of Reformed thought on human nature that is sure to encourage more studies on this topic for years to come.
Book Synopsis Reconciled to Reconcile by : Komi Ahiatroga Hiagbe
Download or read book Reconciled to Reconcile written by Komi Ahiatroga Hiagbe and published by Peter Lang. This book was released on 2008 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the words of John Paul II, «A faith which does not become culture is a faith that has not been received, not thoroughly thought (through), nor fully lived out». It is for this reason that inculturation hermeneutics has become a useful reflective tool for many African students of Theology. In this work, the author argues that the concept of salvation in evangelical Christian thought as postulated in the works of the French Reformer John Calvin and that of African Traditional Religions do not connote the same idea nor lead to the same goals. In spite of the basic differences, he states that symbols, metaphors and some practices from the traditional religions of Africa can be employed as hermeneutical tools for the explanation of concepts of the Christian faith. The author therefore concludes that the Anlo-Ewe traditional religious practice of nugbidodo-ritual reconciliation best explains Christian salvation as man's reconciliation with God and constitutes a basis for the healing, deliverance, and a socio-economic advancement of the individual and the entire community.
Book Synopsis Teaching for Christian Wisdom by : Samy Estafanos
Download or read book Teaching for Christian Wisdom written by Samy Estafanos and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2018-08-20 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In many ways, Christian education in the Presbyterian Church in Egypt was deeply influenced by public education in Egypt. One of the negative consequences of such influence is the significant lack of developing and using critical thinking as a basic element of the process. While multiple factors—educational and theological—contribute to forming it, this problem manifests itself in many ways. The present research deals with the lack of critical thinking as a central problematic reality of the Christian education process in the Presbyterian Church in Egypt. In order to illuminate and address this problematic situation, Richard Osmer’s understanding of Christian education as practical theology is used to bring into dialogue American philosopher, psychologist, and educator John Dewey and reformer and theologian John Calvin. In light of this dialogue, not only the lack of critical thinking but also multiple other dimensions of the problematic situation of Christian education in the Presbyterian Church in Egypt are illuminated. Lack of democracy, lack of the use of experience, lack of creative pedagogies, lack of practical reason, and lack of theology from the process are some of these dimensions. Adapting Osmer’s comprehensive approach to Christian education as practical theology, Samy Estafanos proposes a “holistic approach towards Christian education” that aims at transforming education into a reconciling process.
Book Synopsis The Concept of Equity in Calvin’s Ethics by : Guenther H. Haas
Download or read book The Concept of Equity in Calvin’s Ethics written by Guenther H. Haas and published by Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press. This book was released on 1997-02-10 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ever since Calvin wrote his Institutes of the Christian Religion, admonishing the reader that “it would not be difficult for him to determine what he ought especially to seek in Scriptures, and to what end he ought to relate its contents,” scholars have endeavoured to identify a doctrine or theme at the heart of his theology. In his landmark book The Concept of Equity in Calvin’s Ethics, Guenther Haas concludes that the concept of equity is the theme of central importance in Calvin’s social ethic, in a similar way that union with Christ lies at the heart of his theology. Haas provides, in Part One, a brief survey of the development of the concept of equity from Aristotle to the scholastics, and as it was used by Calvin’s contemporaries. Haas also examines the influences on Calvin’s thinking before and after his conversion to Protestantism, with special attention paid to those influences that employed the concept of equity. In the heart of this study, Part Two, “Equity in Calvin’s Ethics,” Haas presents a thorough exposition and analysis of the extensive role the concept of equity plays in Calvin’s ethics, demonstrating that Calvin’s approach to ethics is not restricted to meditation of Scripture text. This book will force a re-examination of approaches to Calvin studies that have not appreciated the historical context and background of Calvin’s thought. The Concept of Equity in Calvin’s Ethics establishes that the Protestant tradition in Christian ethics, founded by Calvin, has a distinctive and vital contribution to make to Christian ethics, as well as to the broader discussion of social ethics as they are practised today.
Book Synopsis Historical Method and Confessional Identity in the Era of the Reformation (1378-1615) by : Irena Backus
Download or read book Historical Method and Confessional Identity in the Era of the Reformation (1378-1615) written by Irena Backus and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2021-10-11 with total page 431 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume deals with the basic problem of how theologians of all confessions handled ancient, mainly Christian, history in the Reformation era. The author argues that far from being a mere tool of religious controversy, history was used throughout the 16th century to express profound religious and theological convictions and that historians and theologians of different confessions sought to define their religious identity by recourse to a particular historical method. By carefully comparing the types of historical documents produced by Calvinist, Lutheran and Roman Catholic circles, she throws a new light on patristic editions and manuals, the Centuries of Magdeburg, the Ecclesiastical Annals of Caesar Baronius and various collections of New Testament Apocrypha. Much of this material is examined here for the first time. The book substantially revises existing preconceptions about Reformation historiography and view of the past.
Book Synopsis Calvin and the Rhetoric of Piety by : Serene Jones
Download or read book Calvin and the Rhetoric of Piety written by Serene Jones and published by Westminster John Knox Press. This book was released on 1995-01-01 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Throughout the years, biographers have depicted John Calvin in manifold ways. Serene Jones takes a fresh look at Calvin as she draws a compelling portrait of Calvin as artist, engaged in the classical art of rhetoric. According to Jones, this art was used knowingly and skillfully by Calvin to persuade and challenge his diverse audiences. Jones offers a rhetorical reading of the first three chapters of Calvin's Institutes of the Christian Religion. What emerges is a truly original interpretation of Calvin and his work.
Book Synopsis Erasmus and Calvin on the Foolishness of God by : Kirk Essary
Download or read book Erasmus and Calvin on the Foolishness of God written by Kirk Essary and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2017-05-08 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What did Paul mean when he wrote that the foolishness of God is wiser than human wisdom? Through close analysis of the sixteenth-century reception of Paul's discourses of folly, this book examines the role of the New Testament in the development of what Erasmus and John Calvin refer to as the “Christian philosophy.” Erasmus and Calvin on the Foolishness of God reveals the importance of Pauline rhetoric in the development of humanist critiques of scholasticism while charting the formation of a specifically affective approach to religious epistemology and theological method. As the first book-length examination of Calvin's indebtedness to Erasmus, which also considers the participation of Bullinger, Pellikan, and Melanchthon in an Erasmian exegetical milieu, it is a case study in the complicated cross-confessional exchange of ideas in the sixteenth century. Kirk Essary examines assumptions about the very nature of theology in the sixteenth century, how it was understood by leading humanist reformers, and how ideas about philosophy and rhetoric were received, appropriated, and shared in a complex intellectual and religious context.
