Oxford Handbook of Early Modern Theology, 1600-1800
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated; Oxford University Press; Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 664
ISBN-13: 9780199937943
Subjects: Theology, 17th century; Theology, 18th century
Description: The Oxford Handbook of Early Modern Theology, 1600-1800 will offer 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. --