Companion Encyclopedia of Theology

ISBN-13: 9780415064477 / Angielski / Twarda / 1995 / 1116 str.

Peter Byrne; Leslie Houlden

Opis

A guide to modern theological thought. It contains 48 separately-authored, self-contained articles by an international team of theologians and practitioners of both Christian and Jewish faiths, which investigate and consider aspects of theology. It explores the place of Christianity in the modern world and is divided into six parts. The first three deal with major foundational aspects of Western theological reflection: the Hebrew and Christian Bible; the tradition; and the contribution of philosophy. The second half of the text is concerned with application in relation to: spirituality; contemporary ethics; issues in, and aspects of, present-day theological construction.

Recenzje

`As an update on classical theological writing, this work is of considerable value. Any college or university specialising in this area would be well advised to acquire it for their reference collection.' - Library Association Record

`This encyclopedia is not only a harvest of information, but also a rich and creative theological work in its own right. Essential for any good theology library, this work could be as useful in church and school settings as in higher education.' - Theology

O autorze

Leslie Houlden is an Anglican priest and Emeritus Professor of Theology at King's College, London, Earlier he taught theology in Oxford, where he was Fellow and Chaplain of Trinity College. He has taught various theological subjects, chiefly the New Testament, and has worked in the relations between the Bible and Christian doctrine. His principal books include Connections, Ethics and the New Testament and Bible and Belief
Peter Byrne was educated at the Universities of York and Oxford. Since 1975 he has been a lecturer, now senior lecturer, in the philosophy of religion at King's College, London. He is co-editor of the journal Religious Studies and is the author of Natural Religion and the Nature of Religion (1989), The Philosophical and Theological Foundations of Ethics (1992) and Religion Defined and Explained (1993, with Peter B. Clarke).