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Iustitia Dei: Volume 2, From 1500 to the Present Day
Alister E. McGrath
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Description for Iustitia Dei: Volume 2, From 1500 to the Present Day
hardcover. Documents the history of the doctrine of justification from the Reformation to the present day. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HRAX. Dimension: 216 x 138. Weight in Grams: 46. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
Volume I documents the development of the doctrine of justification from its earliest period to the eve of the Reformation. The work opens with an analysis of the semantic background of the concept in the world of the Ancient Near East, and particular attention is paid to the difficulties of translating the concept into Greek and Latin, After this the early development of the doctrine is considered, with particular reference to Augustine of Hippo. In a later chapter, the main features of the doctrine of justification associated with the five principal theological schools of the medieval period are established. The continuity between the later medieval period and the Reformation is discussed in a final chapter. The work includes a glossary of relevant theological terms for those not already familiar with the vocabulary of the period. Volume II documents developments from the Reformation to the present day. Lutheran and Reformed concepts are considered together with the teaching of the Council of Trent. English reformers are compared with continental counterparts; and the development of the doctrine within Anglicanism is studied with reference to Caroline divines and John Henry Newman. Modern development since the Enlightenment is considered with particular reference to Kant, Schleiermacher, Ritschl and Barth. There has been no comparable study since Ritschl's three-volume Christliche Lebre von der Rechfertigung und Versöhnung of 1870.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521322744
SKU
KTS0036058
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Reviews for Iustitia Dei: Volume 2, From 1500 to the Present Day
'No seminary, divinity school or graduate research library should be without this contribution to scholarly interpretation of the historical and theological aspects of the doctrine of justification … its analysis are consistently precise, carefully attentive to detail and nuance, and its conclusions both circumspect and challenging.' Religious Studies 'A first class, scholarly, authoritative, balanced, informed study … unique value as an historical and theological analysis.' Scottish Journal of Theology 'An admirable work … an invaluable source and should be recognised as a standard work on the subject'. Heythrop Journal 'An impressive study ... it will undoubtedly be consulted by students of the doctrine of justification for a long time to come.' Journal of Theological Studies