{"product_id":"the-blackwell-companion-to-the-theologians-2-volume-set-isbn-9781405135078","title":"The Blackwell Companion to the Theologians, 2 Volume Set","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis two-volume companion brings together a team of contemporary theologians and writers to provide substantial introductions to the key people who shaped the Christian story and tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eA substantial two-volume reference work, bringing together over 75 entries on the most important and influential theologians in the history of Christianity \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eStructured accessibly around five periods: early centuries, middle ages, reformation period, the Enlightenment, and the twentieth-century to the present \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA to Z entries range from substantial essays to shorter overviews, each of which locates the theologian in their immediate context, summarizes the themes of their work, and explains their significance \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCovers a broad span of theologians, from Augustine to Thomas Aquinas, through to C. S. Lewis, James Cone, and Rosemary Radford Reuther \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides profiles of key Catholic, protestant, evangelical, and progressive theologians \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes a useful timeline to orientate the reader, reading lists, and a glossary of key terms\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e  \u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003eVOLUME I\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003eNotes on Contributors.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTimeline.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEarly Centuries.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eApocalypse of John.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eArius (c.256–336).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAthanasius (c.295–373).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAugustine of Hippo (c.354–430).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBoethius (c.475–c.524).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCappadocians (c.329–c.524).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCyril of Alexandria (c.378–444) and Nestorius of Constantinople (c.381–c.451).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEphrem the Syrian (c.306–73).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIgnatius of Antioch (c.35–c.110).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIrenaeus of Lyons (2nd century).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJohn the Evangelist.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMarcion (c.85–c.160).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaximos the Confessor (580–662).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOrigen (c.185–254).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Apostle, Paul.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSynoptic Evangelists: Mark, Matthew, and Luke.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTertullian (c.155–c.225).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMiddle Ages.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePeter, Abelard (1079–1142).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSt Anselm of Canterbury (1033–1109).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThomas, Aquinas (c.1224–74).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBernard of Clairvaux (1090–1153).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBonaventure (c.1217–74).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDuns Scotus (c.1266–1308).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJulian of Norwich (1342–c.1416).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWilliam, Ockham (c.1280–c.1349).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eReformation Period.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJohn, Calvin (1509–64).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRichard, Hooker (1554–1600).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMartin, Luther (1483–1546).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePhilip, Melanchthon (1497–1560).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReformation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTeresa of Ávila (1515–82).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003eVOLUME II\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes on Contributors.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTimeline.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEnlightenment and Modern Period\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBaillie, Donald (1887–1954).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBaillie, John (1886–1960).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBarth, Karl (1886–1968).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBrunner, Emil (1889–1966).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDarby, John Nelson (1800–1882).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFlorovsky, Georges Vasilievich (1893–1979).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHegel, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich (1770–1831).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKant, Immanuel (1724–1804).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKierkegaard, Søren (1813–55).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLewis, C. S. (1898–1963).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNewman, John Henry (1801–90).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNiebuhr, Reinhold (1892–1971).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSchleiermacher, Friedrich Daniel Ernst (1768–1834).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThomasius, Gottfried (1802–75).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTillich, Paul (1886–1965).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWarfield, B. B. (1851–1921).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTwentieth Century to Present.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBalthasar, Hans Urs von (1905–88).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBlack Theology.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBonhoeffer, Dietrich (1906–45).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBeaurecueil, Serge Laugier de (1917–2005).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCone, James (1938– ).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFarrer, A. M. (1904–68).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrei, Hans (1922–88).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGunton, Colin (1941–2003).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGutiérrez, Gustavo (1928– ).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHauerwas, Stanley (1940– ).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHick, John (1922– ).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJohnson, Elizabeth A. (1941– ).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKing, Jr., Martin Luther (1929–68).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLiberal Theology.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLindbeck, George (1923– ).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMacKinnon, Donald (1913–94).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMilbank, John (1952– ).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMoltmann, Jurgen (1926– ).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNeuhaus, Richard John (1936– ).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePacker, James (1926– ).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePannenberg, Wolfhart (1928– ).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrice, Charles Philip (1920–99).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProcess Theology.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRahner, Karl (1904–84).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRuether, Rosemary Radford (1936– ).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSchussler Fiorenza, Elisabeth (1938– ).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSolle, Dorothee (1929–2003).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSwinburne, Richard Granville (1934– ).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVatican II.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWard, Keith (1938– ).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e  \"The work's audience is \"the student who is taking introductory classes in theology,\" though a resource as distinctive and informative as this quickly will prove its usefulness to others as well.\" (\u003ci\u003eCHOICE,\u003c\/i\u003e December 2009)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  \"Worth the money, intellectually sound, and well targeted.\" (\u003ci\u003eReference Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, January 2010)  \u003cp\u003e\"It stands out as an excellent resource for anyone interested in the development of theology.\" (\u003ci\u003eTheological Librarianship,\u003c\/i\u003e December 2009)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Care has been taken to ensure that theologians from all periods of Christian history have been included and that Catholic, Protestant, Evangelical, liberal, and feminist perspectives are represented.\" (\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, November 2009)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Blackwell Companion to the Theologians\u003c\/i\u003e nicely complements existing reference works and is an appropriate addition to theological and research libraries as well as libraries with strong collections in Christianity.\" (\u003ci\u003eReligion and Spirituality\u003c\/i\u003e, November 2009)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eIan S. Markham\u003c\/b\u003e is the Dean and President of Virginia Theological Seminary. Awards include the Robertson Fellow 2006, Teape Lecturer in India 2004, Claggett Fellow attached to Washington National Cathedral in 2000, and Frank Woods Fellow at Trinity College, Melbourne in 1997. He is the author and editor of twelve books, including \u003ci\u003eA World Religions Reader\u003c\/i\u003e, 3rd edition (2009), \u003ci\u003eUnderstanding Christian Doctrine\u003c\/i\u003e (2007) and \u003ci\u003eDo Morals Matter\u003c\/i\u003e (2006), all published by Wiley-Blackwell.  This two-volume companion brings together a team of contemporary theologians and writers to provide substantial introductions to the key people who shaped the Christian story and tradition.  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eComprises over 75 entries on the most important and influential figures in the history of Christianity, written by an international team of nearly 50 contemporary theologians\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA to Z entries range from substantial essays to shorter overviews, each of which locates the theologian in their immediate context, summarizes the themes of their work, and explains their significance\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCovers a broad span of theologians, from Augustine to Thomas Aquinas, through to C. S. Lewis, James Cone, and Rosemary Radford Reuther\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAccessibly structured around five periods: early centuries, middle ages, reformation period, the Enlightenment, and the twentieth-century to the present\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides profiles of key Catholic, protestant, evangelical, and progressive theologians\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplains the technical details of theology in accurate and accessible ways, and includes a variety of student aids, including a timeline to orientate the reader, reading lists, and a glossary of key terms.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e  \"Well conceived and organized, this work draws upon a wide range of authors. Both broadly comprehensive and introductory, this is the perfect companion for anyone delving into the world – historical and contemporary – of Christian theology. Professor and students alike, will find this book and invaluable and frequently used resource.\"\u003cbr\u003e –\u003cb\u003eHeidi Hadsell\u003c\/b\u003e, Hartford Seminary  \u003cp\u003e\"As browsable as it is useful, this encyclopedic volume reads like a leisurely conversation among old friends. It will refresh professors, inspire students, and delight all who love the church. This is a book that will be fun to read in the short term but will last a long time on your library shelf.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e–\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eStephen H Webb\u003c\/b\u003e, Wabash University\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990171336933,"sku":"NP9781405135078","price":391.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781405135078.jpg?v=1761786777","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-blackwell-companion-to-the-theologians-2-volume-set-isbn-9781405135078","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}