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This Handbook offers a comprehensive and reliable introduction to Christian theological literature originating in western Europe from, roughly, the end of the French Wars of Religion (1598) to the Congress of Vienna (1815).
List of contents
- Contributors
- Introduction - Ulrich L. Lehner
- Part I: Theology-Context and Form
- 1) Theological Developments in the Non-European World 1500-1800 - R. Po-chia Hsia
- 2) Sources, Methods, and Forms of Early Modern Theology - Ulrich G. Leinsle
- 3) Theology and the Development of the European Confessional State - Paul Shore
- Part II: Theological Topics
- 4) Mysticism and Reform in Catholic Theology between 1600 and 1800 - Ulrich L. Lehner and William P. O'Brien, SJ
- 5) The History of Catholic Exegesis, 1600-1800 - Marius Reiser
- 6) Providence, Predestination, and Grace in Early Modern Catholic Theology - Thomas Marschler
- 7) Baroque Catholic Theologies of Christ and Mary - Trent Pomplun
- 8) Catholic Moral Theology, 1550-1800 - Jean-Louis Quantin
- 9) Catholic Sacramental Theology in the Baroque Age - Trent Pomplun
- 10) Ecclesiology/Church-State Relationship in Early Modern Catholicism - Stefania Tutino
- Reformed Theologies
- 11) Reformed Theology between 1600 and 1800 - Richard Muller
- 12) Scripture and Exegesis in Early Modern Reformed Theology - Carl Trueman
- 13) God, Creation, and Providence in Post-Reformation Reformed Theology - Andreas J. Beck
- 14) Christ, Predestination, and Covenant in Post-Reformation Reformed Theology - Willem J. van Asselt
- 15) Sin, Grace and Free Choice in Post-Reformation Reformed Theology - Stephen Hampton
- 16) Church and Church/State Relations in the Post-Reformation Reformed Tradition - Ian Hazlett
- 17) Early Modern Reformed Eschatology - Crawford Gribben
- Lutheran Theologies
- 18) Early Modern Lutheranism - A.G. Roeber
- 19) Scripture and Exegesis in Early Modern Lutheranism - Benjamin T. G. Mayes
- 20) God, Creation, and Providence in Early Modern Lutheranism - Robert Kolb
- 21) Forensic Justification and Mysticism in Early Modern Lutheranism - Risto Saarinen
- 22) Early Modern Lutheran Ecclesiology - Ola Tjørhom
- 23) Sacraments in Lutheranism, 1600-1800 - John R. Stephenson
- Other Christian Theologies and Awakening Movements
- 24) Early Modern Socinianism and Unitarianism - Sarah Mortimer
- 25) Early Modern Anabaptist Theologies - Jeff Bach
- 26) Arminian, Remonstrant, and Early Methodist Theologies - Keith D. Stanglin
- 27) Early Modern Pietism - Jonathan Strom and Hartmut Lehmann
- 28) Early Modern Jansenism - Ephraim Radner
- 29) Early Modern Moravianism - Craig Atwood
- Part III: Theology and the Others
- Western Christian Theologies and Other Religions or Churches
- 30) Western Theologies and Judaism in the Early Modern World - Stephen G. Burnett
- 31) Western Theologies and Islam in the Early Modern World - Emanuele Colombo
- 32) The Churches of the East and the Enlightenment - Dimitrios Moschos
- 33) Orthodox Influences on Early Modern Western Theologies - A.G. Roeber
- Western Christian Theologies and Philosophies
- 34) Descartes, Cartesianism, and Early Modern Theology - Aza Goudriaan
- 35) Leibniz, Wolff, and Early Modern Theology - Ursula Goldenbaum
- 36) The Challenges of Empirical Understanding in Early Modern Theology - Stephen Gaukroger
- 37) Spinoza and Early Modern Theology - Jonathan I. Israel
- 38) The Anti-Theological Theology of Jean-Jacques Rousseau - Carolina Armenteros
- 39) Kant's Philosophical and Theological Commitments - Peter Yong and Eric Watkins
- 40) Early Modern Theology and Science - John Henry
- 41) The Rise of Natural Law in the Early Modern Period - Robert von Friedeburg
- 42) Eighteenth-Century Neology - Eric Carlsson
- Index
About the author
Ulrich L. Lehner is William K. Warren Professor of Theology at the University of Notre Dame, IN.
Richard A. Muller is Senior Fellow at Junius Institute for Digital Reformation Research and P. J. Zondervan Professor of Historical Theology at Calvin Theological Seminary.
A.G. Roeber is Professor Emeritus of Early Modern History and Religious Studies at Pennsylvania State University and Professor of Church History at St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary.
Summary
This Handbook offers a comprehensive and reliable introduction to Christian theological literature originating in western Europe from, roughly, the end of the French Wars of Religion (1598) to the Congress of Vienna (1815).
Additional text
No doubt, this volume is an excellent handbook for theologians and students who want to understand the early modern period, especially those looking for an understanding of the neglected theological movements and authors. Anyone wanting to understand the modern theology and contemporary issues, not only in Western Europe but also in other parts of the world, cannot ignore The Oxford Handbook of Early Modern Theology which concisely offers a huge amount of resources in less than seven hundred pages.
