Fifty Key Christian Thinkers

Fifty Key Christian Thinkers
Title Fifty Key Christian Thinkers PDF eBook
Author Peter McEnhill
Publisher Psychology Press
Pages 283
Release 2004
Genre Biography & Autobiography
ISBN 0415170494

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Fifty Key Christian Thinkersprovides both valuable information and stimulating debate on the lives and work of fifty of the most important Christian theologians. This guide provides an overview of Christian theology from the emergence of the faith 2000 years ago to the present day. Among the figures profiled in this accessible guide are: * St Paul * Barth * Aquinas * Boethius * Niebuhr * Calvin * Luther * Feuerbach * Kierkegaard * Origen

Fifty Key Thinkers on Development

Fifty Key Thinkers on Development
Title Fifty Key Thinkers on Development PDF eBook
Author David Simon
Publisher Taylor & Francis
Pages 324
Release 2006
Genre Economic development
ISBN 9780415337908

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The essential guide to the world's most influential development thinkers, this authoritative text presents a unique guide to the lives and ideas of leading contributors to the contested terrain of development studies. Reflecting the diverse, interdisciplinary nature of the area, the book includes entries on: * modernisers like Hirshman, Kindleberger and Rostow * dependencistas such as Frank, Cardoso and Amin * progressives like Prebisch, Helleiner and Streeten * political leaders enunciating radical alternative visions of development, such as Mao, Nkrumah and Nyerere * progenitors of religiously or spiritually inspired development, such as Gandhi and Ariyaratne * development-environment thinkers like Blaikie, Brookfield and Shiva. This is a fascinating and readable introduction to the major figures that have shaped the field, ideal for anyone studying or working in the area.

Early Christian Thinkers

Early Christian Thinkers
Title Early Christian Thinkers PDF eBook
Author Paul Foster
Publisher SPCK
Pages 199
Release 2012-04-10
Genre Religion
ISBN 0281065160

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This book introduces twelve key Christians from the second and third centuries, a formative period for the Church. These figures are: Justin Martyr, Irenaeus, Tatian, Theophilus of Antioch, Clement of Alexandria, Tertullian, Perpetua, Origen, Hippolytus, Cyprian, Gregory Thaumaturgos and Eusebius. Each chapter is self-contained and requires no preliminary knowledge of the figure under discussion, making this an ideal book for laity and for undergraduates studying Christian origins or Patristics.

An Introduction to Religious and Theological Studies, Second Edition

An Introduction to Religious and Theological Studies, Second Edition
Title An Introduction to Religious and Theological Studies, Second Edition PDF eBook
Author Cyril Orji
Publisher Wipf and Stock Publishers
Pages 286
Release 2021-01-07
Genre Religion
ISBN 1532685939

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An Introduction to Religious and Theological Studies walks students through topical issues to be encountered in the study of the Abrahamic religions: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam as these religions encounter other religions in the context of the wider ecumenism. The text is written from a Christian point of view and aims at helping students understand that to be Christian is to be ecumenical. African Traditional Religions (ATRs) has been included in this survey to provide background for the religious traditions and cultures of peoples of Africa as Christianity moves inexorably southward. The book has been written with undergraduate general education students in mind--including meeting the needs of those in seminaries and theological institutes.

Fifty Key Medieval Thinkers

Fifty Key Medieval Thinkers
Title Fifty Key Medieval Thinkers PDF eBook
Author Gillian Rosemary Evans
Publisher Psychology Press
Pages 219
Release 2002
Genre Biography & Autobiography
ISBN 0415236622

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Focusing on individuals whose ideas shaped intellectual life between 400 and 1500, this book is an accessible guide to those religious, philosophical and political concepts central to the medieval worldview.

Key Theological Thinkers

Key Theological Thinkers
Title Key Theological Thinkers PDF eBook
Author Svein Rise
Publisher Routledge
Pages 801
Release 2016-04-22
Genre Religion
ISBN 1317109279

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The 20th and 21st Centuries have been characterized by theologians and philosophers rethinking theology and revitalizing the tradition. This unique anthology presents contributions from leading contemporary theologians - including Rowan Williams, Fergus Kerr, Aidan Nichols, G.R. Evans and Tracey Rowland - who offer portraits of over fifty key theological thinkers in the modern and postmodern era. Distinguished by its broad ecumenical perspective, this anthology spans arguably one of the most creative periods in the history of Christian theology and includes thinkers from all three Christian traditions: Protestant, Catholic and Orthodox. Each individual portrait in this anthology includes a biographical introduction, an overview of theological or philosophical writing, presentation of key thoughts, and contextual placing of the thinker within 20th Century religious discourse. Overview articles explore postmodern theology, radical orthodoxy, ecumenical theology, feminist theology, and liberation theology. A final section includes portraits of important thinkers who have influenced Christian thought from other fields, not least from Continental philosophy and literature.

Fifty Major Thinkers on Education

Fifty Major Thinkers on Education
Title Fifty Major Thinkers on Education PDF eBook
Author Joy Palmer
Publisher Routledge
Pages 271
Release 2002-09-11
Genre Education
ISBN 1134735944

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In this unique work some of today's greatest educators present concise, accessible summaries of the great educators of the past. Covering a time-span from 500 BC to the early twentieth century each essay gives key biographical information, an outline of the individual's principal achievements and activities, an assessment of their impact and influence, a list of their major writings and suggested further reading. Together with Fifty Modern Thinkers on Education, this book provides a unique reference guide for all students of education.