{"product_id":"the-word-made-flesh-isbn-9781405108461","title":"The Word Made Flesh","description":"This outstanding textbook offers an original history of Christian thought, asking what it has meant over the centuries to participate in the religion of the Word made flesh. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style: none\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTraces Christian ideas, conversations, experiences and practices from the first century through to the dawn of modernity at the end of the eighteenth century.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePresents an inclusive history, considering the critical roles of women and religious ‘others’– dissenting Christians, Jews and Muslims – in shaping Christian thought.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSets Christian ideas in the context of conversations, controversies and concrete circumstances.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDemonstrates the importance of liturgical and devotional exercises to the practice of Christianity.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTreats words, images, music and architecture all as primary evidence of Christian traditions.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIs accompanied by a CD Rom containing hundreds of visuals to support the theories and examples discussed throughout the volume.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Illustrations vi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Maps xii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xiv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Prelude: Flesh and Word 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 The Christian Movement in the Second and Third Centuries 10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Inclusions and Exclusions: The Fourth Century 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Fleshing Out the Word: Medieval Christianity East and West 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 The Voice of the Pages: Incarnation and Hierarchy in the Medieval West 147\u003cbr\u003e Interlude 184\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Death and the Body in the Fourteenth-century West 186\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 The Suffering Body of Christ: The Fifteenth Century 224\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Reforming the Body of Christ: The Sixteenth Century, Part I 247\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Reforming the Body of Christ: The Sixteenth Century, Part II 291\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Rationalism and Religious Passion: The Seventeenth Century 325\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Keeping Body and Soul Together: Eighteenth-century Christianity 359\u003cbr\u003e Postlude: The Word Made Flesh 390\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography 392\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 414\u003c\/p\u003e  \"Margaret Miles', \u003ci\u003eThe Word Made Flesh\u003c\/i\u003e, is a monumental work, the fruit of decades of her teaching and scholarship. The particular contributions of this volume are recognition of the importance of art, architecture and music and the integration of new scholarship on women in Christian intellectual history. This work will become indispensable for introductory courses on western Christian thought from Justin Martyr to Kant.\" \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRosemary Radford Ruether, Graduate Theological Union\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c!--end--\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"To the student of Christianity, Miles offers something truly rare - a history text that is hard to put down.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKathleen Sands, University of Massachusetts\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Margaret Miles gives us a picture of the whole thinking, breathing, gendered ecclesial body. The history of Christian thought and the social and cultural history of Christians cannot, after Miles, be readily chronicled apart from one another. Attempts to do so will likely be found wanting in comparison with this monumental work.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eWilliam McDonald, Tennessee Wesleyan College\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Miles’ insistence on exploring the history of Christian thought beyond texts and quotations makes the book invaluable; she may well have established the new paradigm for teaching, requiring one to not only read through Christian thought, but to listen and to see the development of Christian thought as well.”\u003cbr\u003e  \u003ci\u003eReviews in Religion and Theology\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Miles succeeds on every level and the books should be used widely in introductory courses.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eReviews in Religion and Theology\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cb\u003eMargaret R. Miles\u003c\/b\u003e is Emeritus Professor of Historical Theology at the Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley. As Bussey Professor of Theology, she taught the history of Christian thought for 20 years at Harvard University Divinity School. Her previous books include \u003ci\u003ePlotinus on Body and Beauty\u003c\/i\u003e (Blackwell, 1999), \u003ci\u003eReading for Life\u003c\/i\u003e (1996), \u003ci\u003eSeeing and Believing\u003c\/i\u003e (1996), \u003ci\u003eDesire and Delight\u003c\/i\u003e (1993), Practicing Christianity (1988), and \u003ci\u003eCarnal Knowing\u003c\/i\u003e (1988).  This outstanding textbook offers an original history of Christian thought, asking what it has meant over the centuries to participate in the religion of the “Word made flesh.” \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe volume:\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style: none\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003etraces Christian ideas, conversations, experiences and practices from the first century through to the dawn of modernity at the end of the eighteenth century\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003epresents an inclusive history, considering the critical roles of women and religious “others”– dissenting Christians, Jews, and Muslims – in shaping Christian thought\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003edemonstrates the importance of liturgical and devotional exercises to developing Christian practice\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003etreats words, images, music and architecture all as primary evidence in reconstructing past experiences of Christianity.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe accompanying CD Rom contains over one hundred and fifty visuals to support the theories and examples discussed throughout the volume and detailed information concerning the musical selections is given at the appropriate locations to facilitate their classroom use. This superb resource will be essential for all those wanting an inclusive, accessible, and stimulating introduction to the history of Christianity.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990374858981,"sku":"NP9781405108461","price":54.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781405108461.jpg?v=1761787569","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-word-made-flesh-isbn-9781405108461","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}