Theological Tractates

Zusatztext "Erik Peterson was Germany's most famous convert from Protestantism to the Catholic Church in the period between the two World Wars and one of Germany's most gifted theologians. While [Peterson has been] forgotten by many, Pope Benedict XVI has been a student of his works for a long time. We are indebted to the labors of Michael Hollerich to ensure that an English-speaking readership is now able to encounter one of the great theologians of the twentieth century." Informationen zum Autor Erik Peterson (1890–1960) was a German theologian, scholar of early Christianity, and friend and colleague of Karl Barth and Carl Schmitt. Michael J. Hollerich is Professor of Theology at the University of St. Thomas. He is the author of Eusebius of Caesarea's Commentary on Isaiah: Christian Exegesis in the Age of Constantine (1999). Klappentext Erik Peterson (1890¿1960) was a German theologian, scholar of early Christianity, and friend and colleague of Karl Barth and Carl Schmitt. Michael J. Hollerich is Professor of Theology at the University of St. Thomas. He is the author of Eusebius of Caesarea's Commentary on Isaiah: Christian Exegesis in the Age of Constantine (1999). Zusammenfassung These essays, which deal with a range of theological topics, reflect the changes in Peterson's thought leading up to and resulting from his conversion from Protestantism to Roman Catholicism.

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• Authors: Erik Peterson, Erik/ Hollerich Peterson
• Assisted by: Michael Hollerich (Translation), Michael J Hollerich (Translation), Michael J. Hollerich (Translation)
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 05.10.2011
• EAN: 9780804769686
• ISBN: 978-0-8047-6968-6
• No. of pages: 296
• Series: Cultural Memory in the Present; Cultural Memory in the Present
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works