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"Because of the way in which predestination and reprobation became central issues in the Protestant Reformation (especially within Calvinist churches), these themes have often been studied primarily in that historical context. In Versions of Election: From Langland and Aquinas to Calvin and Milton, David Aers takes a longer view of these key issues in Christian theology. With meticulous attention to the texts of medieval and early modern theologians, poets, and popular writers, this book argues that we can understand the full complexity of the history of various teachings on the doctrine of election only through a detailed diachronic study that takes account of multiple periods and disciplines. Throughout this wide-ranging study, Aers examines how various versions of predestination and reprobation emerge and re-emerge in Christian tradition from the Middle Ages through the seventeenth century. Starting with incisive readings of medieval works by figures such as William Langland, Thomas Aquinas, and Robert Holcot, and continuing on to a nuanced consideration of texts by Protestant thinkers and writers like John Calvin, Arthur Dent, William Twisse, and John Milton (among others), Aers traces the twisting and unpredictable history of some prominent versions of predestination and reprobation across the divide of the Reformation and through a wide variety of genres. In so doing, Aers offers not only a detailed study of election but also important insights into how Christian tradition is made, unmade, and remade. Versions of Election is an original cross-disciplinary study that touches upon the fields of literature, theology, ethics, and politics, and makes important contributions to the study of both medieval and early modern intellectual and literary history. It will appeal to academics in these various fields, as well as clergy and other educated readers from across a wide variety of denominations"--

Élection (Theologie) --- Election (Theology) --- Histoire des doctrines. --- History of doctrines.

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"This book is about ecumenism, from a Catholic point of view. The first part, chapters 1 and 2, describe the history of divisions within the Church, as well as of the efforts to bring about Christian unity. The second part examines Ecumenism from a systematic theological perspective. This first part takes into account the different factors that led to definitive ruptures within the Church, which usually are not only theological. The second part-chapters three, four and five-offers a systematic theological analysis of unity in the Church, from the point of view of dogmatic theology. The last chapter, about the practice of ecumenism, is also written from a theological perspective, but with more links with life and spirituality. The chapter recalls that ecumenism can never simply remain a set of theological principles, but rather inspires an attitude and action in charity which are essential to the Christian life"--

Église --- Oecumenisme --- Church --- Christian union --- Unite --- Histoire des doctrines. --- Histoire des doctrines. --- Unity --- History of doctrines. --- History of doctrines. --- Catholic Church. --- Église catholique --- Catholic Church --- Doctrines. --- Doctrines.

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Dieu est assurément le fil conducteur et l’objet invisible de cet ensemble de monographies soignées, documentées, qui couvrent les théologies d’Augustin à Luther et au-delà. C’est donc un panorama détaillé d’histoire des idées du 1er au 17e siècle qui se déploie sous nos yeux. Car Jean-Marie Paul ne se contente pas de généralités ou d’exposés de manuel. Chaque dissertation prise à part est un chef-d’œuvre de synthèse et de critique, l’étude des mystiques notamment, Maître Eckhart, Tauler, Suso, Thomas a Kempis, la Theologia deutsch..., mais aussi les excentriques, « dissidents et marginaux », le génie turbulent de Jacob Böhme, Valentin Weigel, Schwenkfeld, Zinzendorf... Une lecture captivante s’offre alors aux amateurs comme aux historiens de profession. L’analyse de pensées foisonnantes et diverses, des évidences de leur logique et des critiques qu’elle soulève, est conduite avec une probité exemplaire, Nicolas de Cues est ressaisi dans tout son chatoiement, et Luther drapé de toute sa grandeur équivoque... C’est une randonnée extraordinaire dans le domaine germanique.

God --- Mysticism. --- Pietism. --- Dieu --- Mysticisme --- Piétisme --- History of doctrines. --- Histoire des doctrines --- Piétisme --- Religion --- History --- mystique --- réforme --- piétisme --- théologie --- histoire des idées

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Does the soul have parts? What kind of parts? And how do all the parts make together a whole? Many ancient, medieval and early modern philosophers discussed these questions, thus providing a mereological analysis of the soul. Their starting point was a simple observation: we tend to describe the soul of human beings by referring to different types of activities (perceiving, imagining, thinking, etc.). Each type of activity seems to be produced by a special part of the soul. But how can a simple, undivided soul have parts? Classical thinkers gave radically different answers to this question. While some claimed that there are indeed parts, thus assigning an internal complexity to the soul, others emphasized that there can only be a plurality of functions that should not be conflated with a plurality of parts. The eleven chapters reconstruct and critically examine these answers. They make clear that the metaphysical structure of the soul was a crucial issue for ancient, medieval and early modern philosophers.

Soul --- Philosophy of mind --- Ame --- Philosophie de l'esprit --- History of doctrines --- Histoire des doctrines --- Soul. --- Pneuma --- Future life --- Philosophical anthropology --- Theological anthropology --- Animism --- Spirit --- history of philosophy. --- philosophy of mind.

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The Devil, Satan, Lucifer, Mephistopheles - throughout history the Prince of Darkness, the Western world's most powerful symbol of evil, has taken many names and shapes. Jeffrey Burton Russell here chronicles the remarkable story of the Devil from antiquity to the present. While recounting how past generations have personified evil, he deepens our understanding of the ways in which people have dealt with the enduring problem of radical evil. After a compelling essay on the nature of evil, Russell uncovers the origins of the concept of the Devil in various early cultures and then traces its evolution in Western thought from the time of the ancient Hebrews through the first centuries of the Christian era. Next he turns to the medieval view of the Devil, focusing on images found in folklore, scholastic thought, art, literature, mysticism, and witchcraft. Finally, he follows the Devil into our own era, where he draws on examples from theology, philosophy, art, literature, and popular culture to describe the great changes in this traditional notion of evil brought about by the intellectual and cultural developments of modern times. Is the Devil an outmoded superstition, as most educated people today believe? Or do the horrors of the twentieth century and the specter of nuclear war make all too clear the continuing need for some vital symbol of radical evil? A single-volume distillation of Russell's epic tetralogy on the nature and personifcation of evil from ancient times to the present (published by Cornell University Press between 1977 and 1986), The Prince of Darkness invites readers to confront these and other critical questions as they explore the past faces of that figure who has been called the second most famous personage in Christianity.

Devil --- Good and evil --- Diable --- Bien et mal --- History of doctrines --- Histoire des doctrines --- Evil --- Wickedness --- Ethics --- Philosophy --- Polarity --- Religious thought --- History of doctrines. --- Dobro i zło --- Diabeł --- historia doktryn.