The history of scholarship has recently undergone a complete renewal: it is now a major branch of research. The contributors--all specialists of international standing--illustrate a variety of themes and approaches. A substantial introduction surveys the past vicissitudes of the history of scholarship and its current expansion.
The history of scholarship has recently undergone a complete renewal: it is now a major branch of research. The contributors--all specialists of inter...
Today, the statement that Anglicans are fond of the Fathers and keen on patristic studies looks like a platitude. Like many platitudes, it is much less obvious than one might think. Indeed, it has a long and complex history. Jean-Louis Quantin shows how, between the Reformation and the last years of the Restoration, the rationale behind the Church of England's reliance on the Fathers as authorities on doctrinal controversies, changed significantly. Elizabethan divines, exactly like their Reformed counterparts on the Continent, used the Church Fathers to vindicate the Reformation from Roman...
Today, the statement that Anglicans are fond of the Fathers and keen on patristic studies looks like a platitude. Like many platitudes, it is much les...
