The Oxford handbook of early modern theology, 1600-1800 /
The Oxford handbook of early modern theology, 1600-1800 /
edited by Ulrich L. Lehner, Richard A. Muller and A.G. Roeber.
- New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2016.
- xv, 668 p. ; 26 cm.
- Oxford Handbooks .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The Oxford Handbook of Early Modern Theology, 1600-1800 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). Using a variety of approaches, the contributors examine theology spanning from Bossuet to Jonathan Edwards. They review the major forms of early modern theology, such as Cartesian scholasticism, Enlightenment, and early Romanticism; sketch the teachings of major theological concepts, along with important historical developments; introduce the principal practitioners of each kind of theology and delineate their particular theological contributions and stresses; and depict the engagement by early modern theologians with other religions or churches, such Judaism, Islam, and the eastern Church. --|cProvided by publisher.
9780199937943 (cloth ;|qalk. paper) 019993794X (cloth ;|qalk. paper)
Theology--History--17th century.
Theology--History--18th century.
BR118 / .O94 2016
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The Oxford Handbook of Early Modern Theology, 1600-1800 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). Using a variety of approaches, the contributors examine theology spanning from Bossuet to Jonathan Edwards. They review the major forms of early modern theology, such as Cartesian scholasticism, Enlightenment, and early Romanticism; sketch the teachings of major theological concepts, along with important historical developments; introduce the principal practitioners of each kind of theology and delineate their particular theological contributions and stresses; and depict the engagement by early modern theologians with other religions or churches, such Judaism, Islam, and the eastern Church. --|cProvided by publisher.
9780199937943 (cloth ;|qalk. paper) 019993794X (cloth ;|qalk. paper)
Theology--History--17th century.
Theology--History--18th century.
BR118 / .O94 2016