Great Christian Thinkers: Paul, Origen, Augustine, Aquinas, Luther, Schleiermacher, Barth
Kung, the director of the Institute for Ecumenical Research in Tubingen, Germany, is a prominent but independent Catholic theologian and prolific author. Here, he attempts a new approach to the introduction-to-theology genre by critically tracing the developing thought of key, usually "paradigm-shifting," theologians (Paul, Origen, Augustine, Aquinas, Luther, Schleiermacher, and Karl Barth) in relation to their social, intellectual, and religious environment. He explores the significance of their life and work for the Christian world in an interesting, quite understandable manner. The translation is a smooth, lively English. Readers of this fair and thought-provoking survey, whether curious lay readers or beginning seminary students, will be inspired to delve into the well-chosen chapter bibliographies and extensive references.Eugene O. Bowser, Univ. of Northern Colorado, GreeleyCopyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.