First Christian Theologians

An Introduction to Theology in the Early Church
Erscheinungsjahr 2004
ISBN: 978-0-631-23188-2
Verlag: Wiley

Buch, Englisch, 296 Seiten, Format (B × H): 171 mm x 246 mm

Reihe: The Great Theologians

The First Christian Theologians offers a comprehensive introduction to the theology of the early Church through an accessible and lively examination of the major individual theologians of the time.

Provides a comprehensive, single-volume introduction to the theology of the early Church.

Features an accessible and lively examination of the major individual theologians from the first five centuries.

Explores how Christian theology came into being - including detailed coverage of the Scriptural canon, preaching, heresies, and the role of ecumenical councils.

Includes an international list of leading contributors.

Edited by a leading academic in the field, with a reputation for producing first-rate, accessible books.

Contents:

Preface

Abbreviations

Consolodated list of sources in translation

Introduction G. R. Evans (University of Cambridge)

Part I: The Bible

Part II: The Church

Part III: Rival Traditions: Christian Theology and Judaism

Part IV: Rival Traditions: Christian Theology and Secular Philosophy

Part V: The Maturing of Early Christian Theology in East and West

Conclusion: the End of an Era? G. R. Evans (University of Cambridge)

About the Authors

G. R. Evans is Professor of Medieval Theology and Intellectual History at the University of Cambridge. She is the author of numerous, critically-acclaimed books in the fields of patristic, medieval and Reformation history and theology, including Augustine on Evil, Problems of Authority in the Reformation debates, The Church and the Churches, Philosophy and Theology in the Middle Ages, Law and Theology in the Middle Ages, and Anselm. Published by Blackwell, G. R. Evans is also the author of A Brief History of Heresy, and the editor of The Medieval Theologians, also in the Great Theologians series.

Zielgruppe

undergraduate students and upwards studying the history of Christianity and the Church, Patristic theology, systematic theology, and Christian doctrine

Autoren/Hrsg.

Evans, G. R.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Kirchengeschichte Theologenbiographien, Religiöse Führer
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Kirchengeschichte Frühes Christentum, Patristik, Christliche Archäologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Christentum/Christliche Theologie Allgemein

Über Autor(innen)

G. R. Evans is Professor of Medieval Theology and Intellectual History at the University of Cambridge. She is the author of numerous, critically-acclaimed books in the fields of patristic, medieval and Reformation history and theology, including Augustine on Evil, Problems of Authority in the Reformation debates, The Church and the Churches, Philosophy and Theology in the Middle Ages, Law and Theology in the Middle Ages, and Anselm. Published by Blackwell, G. R. Evans is also the author of A Brief History of Heresy, and the editor of The Medieval Theologians, also in the Great Theologians series.