No one interested in the history of Christianity or theology and no medievalist, whatever the field of specialization, will be able to ignore this magnificent synthesis.-Bernhard W. What is more important, however, then the astounding number of primary sources the author has consulted or his sovereign familiarity with modern studies on his subject, is his ability to discern form and direction in the bewildering growth of medieval Christian doctrine, and, by thoughtful emphasis and selection, to show the pattern of that development in a lucid and persuasive narrative. This book is based on a most meticulous examination of medieval authorities and the growth of medieval theology is essentially told in their own words. Copious documentation in the margins and careful indexing add to its immense usefulness.-E.
In this volume Jaroslav Pelikan continues the splendid work he has done thus far in his projected five-volume history of the development of Christian doctrine, defined as 'what the Church believes, teaches, and confesses on the basis of the word of God.' The entire work will become an indispensable resource not only for the history of doctrine but also for its reformulation today. The Definition of Roman Catholic ParticularityĬhristian Humanism and the Authority of Revelationħ.A magnificent history of doctrine.- New York Review of Books The Eternal Will of God, Hidden and Revealedĥ. Doctrinal Pluralism in the Later Middle Agesģ.
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"The use of both primary materials and secondary sources is impressive, and yet it is not too formidable for the intelligent layman."-William S.
"Never wasting a word or losing a plot line, Pelikan builds on an array of sources that few in our era have the linguistic skill, genius or ambition to master."-Martin E. "Only in America, and in this case from a Lutheran scholar, could we expect an examination so lacking in parti pris, a survey so perceptive, so free-and, one must say, the result of so much immense labor, so rewardingly presented."-John M. This penultimate volume in Pelikan’s acclaimed history of Christian doctrine-winner with Volume 3 of the Medieval Academy’s prestigious Haskins Medal-encompasses the Reformation and the developments that led to it.
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