Best of
Church-History

1985

Commentary of Dr. Zacharias Ursinus on the Heidelberg Catechism


Zacharias Ursinus - 1985
    Ursinus, upon the Heidelberg Catechism, it is presumed no apology is necessary, at least as far as the German Reformed Church is concerned. Considering the character of Ursinus, his acknowledged ability, and relations to the whole Reformed interest it is a matter of great surprise, that some one has not IOllg since been. found to undertake the arduous and difficult task which we haye vel'y imperfectly accomplished. Many other works greatly inferior to this, have been favored with translations, whilst no pains have been spared to give them an extensive circulation, and yet no attempt has been made of lato years to place these lectures in the handd of the English roader. And what is stranger still, is the fact that the name of Ursinus himself, than. whom no one is more worthy of grateful and honorable recollection, is in a great measure unknown, We have, therefore, been led to undertake...

Dictionary of Latin and Greek Theological Terms: Drawn Principally from Protestant Scholastic Theology


Richard A. Muller - 1985
    A dictionary of Latin and Greek terms that often appear in theological works.

Maximus the Confessor: Selected Writings


St. Maximus the Confessor - 1985
    During the seventh century when the monothelite heresy (belief that Christ had only one will-----a divine one) plagued the Church, Maximus eloquently demonstrated that Christ had both human and divine natures. Writing in the introduction to this volume Jaroslav Pelikan highlights the relevance of Maximus' writings for today: "It was the genius of Maximus Confessor that, in a measure that has been granted only to a few, he was fully bilingual, affirming by means of negation and speaking both the language of spirituality and the language of theology with equal fluency. From the looks of things within both Western and Eastern Christendom-------and beyond------that gift of being bilingual is one that people of faith will need more than ever in the years to come."

Fair Sunshine: Character Studies of the Scottish Covenanters


Jock Purves - 1985
    Many volumes deal with that terrible yet glorious period in the history of the Scottish church between the restoration of Charles II and the accession of William III, but Fair Sunshine deserves a place alongside the very best of them.

Pope John XXIII: Shepherd of the Modern World


Peter Hebblethwaite - 1985
    Approx 6" x 9 1/2"with 550 pages with great old black and white pictures

Theologians Under Hitler


Robert P. Ericksen - 1985
    Ericksen examines the work and attitudes of three distinguished, scholarly, and influential theologians who greeted the rise of Hitler with enthusiasm and support. In so doing, he shows how National Socialism could appeal to well-meaning and intelligent people in Germany and why the German university and church were so silent about the excesses and evil that confronted them.   "This book is stimulating and thought-provoking....The issues it raises range well beyond the confines of the case-studies of the three theologians examined and have relevance outside the particular context of Hitler's Germany....That the book compels the reader to rethink some important questions about the susceptibility of intelligent human beings to as distasteful a phenomenon as fascism is an important achievement."—Ian Kershaw, History Today"Ericksen's study...throws light on the kinds of perversion to which Christian beliefs and attitudes are easily susceptible, and is therefore timely and useful."—Gordon D. Kaufman, Los Angeles Times  "An understanding and carefully documented study."—Ernst C. Helmreich, American Historical Review"This dark book poses a number of social, economic and cultural questions that one has to answer before condemning Kittel, Althaus and Hirsch."—William Griffin, Publishers Weekly"A highly competent, well written book."—Tim Bradshaw, Churchman

How We Got the Bible


Lenet Hadley Read - 1985
    This volume, a profitable study of the numerous translations of the Bible, is necessary to understand the heritage and origins of varying versions.

A Fresh Look at the Life and Ministry of Charles G. Finney


Lewis A. Drummond - 1985
    

Christian Origins


Christopher C. Rowland - 1985
    An account of the beginnings of the Christian movement: a third of it on the Judaism of the first century, a third on Jesus, and a third on Paul and the development from messianic sect to Christian religion.

The Lost Empire: The Story of the Jesuits in Ethiopia, 1555-1634


Philip Caraman - 1985
    

Ignatius of Antioch: A Commentary on the Letters of Ignatius of Antioch


William R. Schoedel - 1985
    

Enlightenment and Alienation: An Essay Towards a Trinitarian Theology


Colin E. Gunton - 1985