History of Theology
Overview
History of Theology traces the movements and counter movements of theological thought through the centuries, from the New Testament to the present. This work is divided in three parts:
- Part I: The Age of the Church Fathers
- Part II: The Middle Ages from Augustine to Luther
- Part III: The Modern Period from the Reformation to the Present
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- Foreword by the author
- Brief summary of English theology
- Index of persons and index of subjects
Top Highlights
“Pietism was criticized for nourishing all kinds of heresy and for watering down the pure doctrine as a result of its indifferentism.” (Pages 333–334)
“Salvation is presented more often in terms of immortality and indestructibility than in terms of the forgiveness of sin. Another strongly emphasized facet in this connection is knowledge.” (Page 17)
“Because of this dualism, Gnosticism distinguished between the highest God and a lower deity, and it was the latter, they said, who created the world.” (Page 36)
“The theology of Pietism concentrated on the question of salvation.” (Page 329)
“Furthermore, one must also observe in this connection that we are dealing here with hortatory literature, designed to train people in the new life, strongly emphasizing the call to obey Christ’s commands. This emphasis was made in order to provide a counterbalancing influence to the pagan morality that dominated the environment in which the people addressed in these writings lived. As a result one dare not use the writings of the Apostolic Fathers to draw far-reaching conclusions in regard to the entire Christian proclamation of that period.” (Pages 18–19)
- Title: History of Theology
- Author: Bengt Hägglund
- Translator: Gene Lund
- Publisher: Concordia
- Publication Date: 1999
- Pages: 425
