Kategoria BISAC: Religion >> Christianity - Denominations

How might late second/early third century readings of Paul illuminate our understanding of the first century texts? A close comparison of Tertullian and Paul reveals the former to be both a dubious and a profoundly insightful interpreter of the latter. With growing interest in the field of patristic exegesis, there is a need for examination of Tertullian's readings of Paul. Tertullian, the first among the significant Latin writers, shaped generations of Christians by providing both a vocabulary for and an exposition of elemental Christian doctrines, wherein he relied heavily on Pauline...

Interview with Allan Carlson

In an ironic twist, American evangelical leaders are joining mainstream acceptance of contraception. Godly Seed: American Evangelicals Confront Birth Control, 1873-1973, examines how mid-twentieth-century evangelical leaders eventually followed the mainstream into a quiet embrace of contraception, complemented by a brief acceptance of abortion. It places this change within the context of historic Christian teaching regarding birth control, including its origins in the early church and the shift in arguments made by the Reformers of the...

Ibas von Edessa (+ 457) geriet durch seinen Brief an den Perser Mari zwischen die Muhlsteine der dogmatischen Positionen im christologischen Streit des 5. Jahrhunderts. Die monographische Darstellung uber den edessenischen Bischof lasst ein lebendiges Bild eines ubergangenen Kapitels der Kirchen- und Dogmengeschichte entstehen. Auf einzigartige Weise werden regionale Aspekte mit der Geistesgeschichte der ostlichen Mittelmeerwelt verbunden. Das entstandene Ibas-Bild ladt die okumenische Diskussion ein, uberkommene Verurteilungen zu prufen.

Gustav Adolf Deissmann (1866-1937) was an extraordinary German theologian who gained considerable international repute during his lifetime for his many pioneering contributions in the widely divergent fields of postclassical Greek philology, lexicography, the archaeological excavations of ancient Ephesus, international conciliation and the ecumenical movement. He was the recipient of numerous national and international distinctions, including eight honorary doctorates from six different countries, and was nominated twice for the Nobel Peace Prize. Yet until recent years this once...