The Melody of Theology: A Philosophical Dictionary

The Melody of Theology: A Philosophical Dictionary

by Jaroslav Pelikan
The Melody of Theology: A Philosophical Dictionary

The Melody of Theology: A Philosophical Dictionary

by Jaroslav Pelikan

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Endorsements: ""This is the ultimate bedside book. Replete with sinuous, compact discussions of first and last things--sin, faith, grace, and John Henry Newman--it reflects Jaroslav Pelikan's lifelong commitment to what he calls 'the great new fact of Christianity' . . . This book works like a tuning fork for the mind. With it, the harmony of Pelikan's thought and life has itself become part of the great Christian tradition."" --Christian Science Monitor ""This is a rewarding and exciting book from beginning to end. It shows the reflection of a master of his work, where the work continually reveals the author's enjoyment, both exemplifying and satisfying Horatio's utile dulci. Packed with knowledge and insight, it informs, stimulates, and delights. It also corrects, or at least reproves, some vulgar errors . . . A valuable book."" --Roland M. Frye ""I found Pelikan's thinking fascinating, elegant, informative, scholarly, and deeply personal and attractive . . . There is always some insight to gain. [Pelikan's book] provides a course in nearly the whole of Christian faith and history--in terms of just one person's journey."" --Robert B. Coote, Pacific Theological Review ""Jaroslav Pelikan ranged so widely in his exploration of historic Christian traditions, and his work probed so deeply, that it is a real boon to see Wipf and Stock bringing some of his books back into print. They were excellent reading when they first appeared; they remain excellent reading today."" --Mark A. Noll, McAnaney Professor of History, University of Notre Dame

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781625646453
Publisher: Wipf & Stock Publishers
Publication date: 02/01/2014
Series: Jaroslav Pelikan Reprint
Edition description: Reissue
Pages: 284
Product dimensions: 8.80(w) x 5.90(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Jaroslav Pelikan (1923-2006) was Sterling Professor of History Emeritus at Yale University. He authored many books, including Whose Bible Is It? A History of the Scriptures through the Ages and Credo: Historical and Theological Guide to Creeds and Confessions of Faith in the Christian Tradition.

Table of Contents

Preface

Angel

Apocatastasis

Apophatic

Atheist/Agnostic

Atonement

Augustine of Hippo

Authority

Baptism

Bible

Byzantium

Canon of Hebrew Scripture (the Old Testament)

Canon of the New Testament

Cappadocians

Church

Continuity

Creeds of Christendom

Dante Alighieri

Development of Doctrine

Dictionary

Dogma

Dostoevsky, Fyodor Mikhailovich

Duty

Ecumenical

Emerson, Ralph Waldo

Enlightenment

Erasmus, Desiderius

Eschatology

Eucharist

Evil

Faith

Filioque

Friendship

Gibbon, Edward

Gifford Lectures

Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von

Gospel

Grace

Harnack, Adolf von

Hellenization

Heresy

Hermeneutics

Historiography

Holy Spirit

Icons

Image of God

Incarnation

Justification by Faith

Languages

Libraries

Luther, Martin

Mary

Medieval

Melody

Mystery

Mystical

Natural Theology

Newman, John Henry

Origen of Alexandria

Orthodoxy

Patristics

Paul the Apostle

Reformation

Renaissance

Revelation

Rome

Sacrament

Sacred Science

Schleiermacher, Friedrich Daniel Ernst

Scholarship

Sermon on the Mount

Sin

Slays

Sobornost'

Söderblom, Nathan

Solitude

Text of the New Testament

Thomas Aquinas

Tradition

Trinity

University

Worship

Zion

Index

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

"This is the ultimate bedside book. Replete with sinuous, compact discussions of first and last things—sin, faith, grace, and John Henry Newman—it reflects Jaroslav Pelikan's lifelong commitment to what he calls 'the great new fact of Christianity' . . . This book works like a tuning fork for the mind. With it, the harmony of Pelikan's thought and life has itself become part of the great Christian tradition."
Christian Science Monitor

"This is a rewarding and exciting book from beginning to end. It shows the reflection of a master of his work, where the work continually reveals the author's enjoyment, both exemplifying and satisfying Horatio's utile dulci. Packed with knowledge and insight, it informs, stimulates, and delights. It also corrects, or at least reproves, some vulgar errors . . . A valuable book."
—Roland M. Frye

"I found Pelikan's thinking fascinating, elegant, informative, scholarly, and deeply personal and attractive . . . There is always some insight to gain. [Pelikan's book] provides a course in nearly the whole of Christian faith and history—in terms of just one person's journey."
—Robert B. Coote, Pacific Theological Review

"Jaroslav Pelikan ranged so widely in his exploration of historic Christian traditions, and his work probed so deeply, that it is a real boon to see Wipf and Stock bringing some of his books back into print. They were excellent reading when they first appeared; they remain excellent reading today."
—Mark A. Noll, McAnaney Professor of History, University of Notre Dame

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