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Informationen zum Autor Alister E. McGrath is the Head of the Centre for Theology, Religion & Culture at King's College London, having previously been Professor of Historical Theology at Oxford University. He is one of the world's leading Protestant theologians and has long been involved in theological education. McGrath is also the author of some of the world's most widely used theological textbooks, including the bestselling Christian Theology: An Introduction (2010, Wiley-Blackwell), now in its fifth edition. He is in constant demand as a speaker at conferences throughout the world. Klappentext Reformation Thought, 4th edition offers an ideal introduction to the central ideas of the European reformations for students of theology and history. Written by the bestselling author and renowned theologian, Alister McGrath, this engaging guide is accessible to students with no prior knowledge of Christian theology.* This new edition of a classic text has been updated throughout with the very latest scholarship* Includes greater coverage of the Catholic reformation, the counter-reformation, and the impact of women on the reformation* Explores the core ideas and issues of the reformation in terms that can be easily understood by those new to the field* Student-friendly features include images, updated bibliographies, a glossary, and a chronology of political and historical ideasThis latest edition retains all the features which made the previous editions so popular with readers, while McGrath's revisions have ensured it remains the essential student guide to the subject. Zusammenfassung Reformation Thought, 4th edition offers an ideal introduction to the central ideas of the European reformations for students of theology and history. Written by the bestselling author and renowned theologian, Alister McGrath, this engaging guide is accessible to students with no prior knowledge of Christian theology. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 The Reformation: An Introduction 1 The Cry for Reform 2 The Concept of "Reformation" 5 The Lutheran Reformation 6 The Reformed Church 7 The Radical Reformation (Anabaptism) 9 The Catholic Reformation 11 The Importance of Printing 12 The Use of the Vernacular in Theological Debates 15 The Social Context of the Reformation 16 The Religious Concerns of the Reformers: A Brief Overview 20 2 Christianity in the Late Middle Ages 23 The Growth of Popular Religion 23 The Rise in Anti-Clericalism 24 The Rise of Doctrinal Pluralism 27 A Crisis of Authority within the Church 30 An English Case Study: Lollardy 32 3 Humanism and the Reformation 35 The Concept of "Renaissance" 36 The Concept of "Humanism" 37 Classical Scholarship and Philology 38 The New Philosophy of the Renaissance 38 Kristeller's View of Humanism 39 Ad Fontes - Back to the Fountainhead 40 Northern European Humanism 41 The Northern European Reception of the Italian Renaissance 41 The Ideals of Northern European Humanism 43 Eastern Swiss Humanism 43 French Legal Humanism 44 Erasmus of Rotterdam 46 The Critique of the Vulgate Text 48 Editions of Patristic Writers 50 Humanism and the Reformation - An Evaluation 51 Humanism and the Swiss Reformation 52 Humanism and the Wittenberg Reformation 53 Tensions between the Reformation and Humanism 55 4 Scholasticism and the Reformation 59 "Scholasticism" Defined 60 Scholasticism and the Universities 62 Types of Scholasticism 63 Realism versus Nominalism 63 "Pelagianism" and "Augustinianism" 65 The Via Moderna 67 The Schola Augustiniana Moderna 69 The Impact of Medieval Scholasticism upon the Reformation 70 Luther's Relat...
