Reformation Thought: An Introduction / Edition 4

Reformation Thought: An Introduction / Edition 4

by Alister E. McGrath
ISBN-10:
0470672838
ISBN-13:
9780470672839
Pub. Date:
03/19/2012
Publisher:
Wiley
ISBN-10:
0470672838
ISBN-13:
9780470672839
Pub. Date:
03/19/2012
Publisher:
Wiley
Reformation Thought: An Introduction / Edition 4

Reformation Thought: An Introduction / Edition 4

by Alister E. McGrath
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Overview

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 ideas

This 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.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780470672839
Publisher: Wiley
Publication date: 03/19/2012
Edition description: 4th ed.
Pages: 336
Product dimensions: 7.30(w) x 9.80(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

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.

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Table of Contents

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” Defi ned 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 Relation to Late Medieval Scholasticism 71

Calvin’s Relation to Late Medieval Scholasticism 72

5 The Reformers: A Biographical Introduction 75

Martin Luther (1483–1546) 76

Huldrych Zwingli (1484–1531) 81

Philipp Melanchthon (1497–1560) 83

Martin Bucer (1491–1551) 84

John Calvin (1509–64) 85

6 The Return to the Bible 91

Scripture in the Middle Ages 92

The Concept of “Tradition” 92

The Vulgate Translation of the Bible 94

The Medieval Vernacular Versions of Scripture 94

The Humanists and the Bible 95

The Bible and the Protestant Reformation 97

The Canon of Scripture 97

The Authority of Scripture 98

The Role of Tradition 100

Methods of Interpreting Scripture 102

The Right to Interpret Scripture 106

The Translation of Scripture 110

The Catholic Response: Trent on Scripture and Tradition 112

7 The Doctrine of Justification by Faith 115

A Foundational Theme: Redemption through Christ 115

Justification and Martin Luther’s Theological Breakthrough 117

Luther’s Early Views on Justification 118

Luther’s Discovery of the “Righteousness of God” 119

The Nature of Justifying Faith 121

Consequences of Luther’s Doctrine of Justification 122

The Concept of “Forensic Justification” 125

Divergences among the Reformers on Justification 128

Justification and the Swiss Reformation 128

Later Developments: Bucer and Calvin on Justification 130

Theological Diplomacy: “Double Justification” 132

The Catholic Response: Trent on Justification 133

The Nature of Justification 134

The Nature of Justifying Righteousness 135

The Nature of Justifying Faith 136

The Assurance of Salvation 137

8 The Doctrine of the Church 141

The Background to the Reformation Debates:

The Donatist Controversy 143

The Context of the Reformation Views on the Church 146

Luther on the Nature of the Church 147

The Radical View of the Church 149

Tensions within Luther’s Doctrine of the Church 151

Calvin on the Nature of the Church 152

The Two Marks of the Church 153

The Structures of the Church 154

Calvin on the Church and Consistory 155

Calvin on the Role of the Church 157

The Debate over the Catholicity of the Church 158

The Council of Trent on the Church 161

9 The Doctrine of the Sacraments 163

The Background to the Sacramental Debates 163

The Sacraments and the Promises of Grace 165

Luther on the Sacraments 168

Luther on the Real Presence 171

Luther on Infant Baptism 172

Zwingli on the Sacraments 174

Zwingli on the Real Presence 176

Zwingli on Infant Baptism 179

Luther versus Zwingli: A Summary and Evaluation 181

Anabaptist Views on the Sacraments 183

Calvin on the Sacraments 185

The Catholic Response: Trent on the Sacraments 187

10 The Doctrine of Predestination 191

The Background to the Reformation Debates over Predestination 191

Zwingli on the Divine Sovereignty 193

Melanchthon’s Changing Views on Predestination 195

Calvin on Predestination 197

Predestination in Later Reformed Theology 202

11 The Political Thought of the Reformation 207

The Radical Reformation and Secular Authority 207

Luther’s Doctrine of the Two Kingdoms 210

Zwingli on the State and Magistrate 216

Bucer on Magistrate and Ministry 218

Calvin on Magistrate and Ministry 219

12 The Religious Ideas of the English Reformation 223

The Social Role of Religious Ideas: Germany and England 223

English Humanism 226

The Origins of the English Reformation: Henry VIII 227

The Consolidation of the English Reformation: Edward VI to Elizabeth I 230

Justification by Faith in the English Reformation 233

The Real Presence in the English Reformation 236

13 The Diffusion of the Thought of the Reformation 241

The Physical Agencies of Diffusion 241

The Vernacular 241

Books 242

The Interchange of People 243

The Diffusion of Ideas: The Key Texts 244

The Catechisms 244

Confessions of Faith 246

Calvin’s Institutes of the Christian Religion 247

14 The Impact of Reformation Thought upon History 253

An Affirmative Attitude Toward the World 254

The Protestant Work Ethic 256

Reformation Thought and the Origins of Capitalism 258

Reformation Thought and Political Change 261

Reformation Thought and the Emergence of the Natural Sciences 263

Reformation Ecclesiologies and the Modern World 266

Conclusion 267

 

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