{"product_id":"reformation-thought-an-introduction-hardback-9780470672839","title":"Reformation Thought; An Introduction (Hardback) 9780470672839","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eReformation Thought\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eAn Introduction\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Theologically informed, lucid, supremely accessible: no wonder McGrath's introduction to the Reformation has staying power!\"\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003eDenis R. Janz\u003c\/b\u003e, Loyola University, New Orleans\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAlister E. McGrath (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780470672839, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 2 March 2012\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e336 pages\u003cbr\u003e25.4 x 19.8 x 2.2 cm, 0.73 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Anyone looking to understand the theological and sociopolitical world of the Protestant Reformation – and it's present influence – would do well to look nowhere else but this latest edition of \u003ci\u003eReformation Thought\u003c\/i\u003e.\" (\u003ci\u003eJacob Sweeney's Blog\u003c\/i\u003e, 17 May 2012)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"[McGrath] is one of the best scholars and teachers of the Reformation.... Teachers will rejoice in this wonderfully useful book.\" (\u003ci\u003eTeaching History\u003c\/i\u003e (of a previous edition))\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eReformation Thought\u003c\/i\u003e, 4th edition offers an ideal introduction to the central ideas of the European reformations for students of theology and history. Written by the bestselling author and renowned theologian, Alister McGrath, this engaging guide is accessible to students with no prior knowledge of Christian theology.  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eThis new edition of a classic text has been updated throughout with the very latest scholarship\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes greater coverage of the Catholic reformation, the counter-reformation, and the impact of women on the reformation\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores the core ideas and issues of the reformation in terms that can be easily understood by those new to the field\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eStudent-friendly features include images, updated bibliographies, a glossary, and a chronology of political and historical ideas\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis latest edition retains all the features which made the previous editions so popular with readers, while McGrath's revisions have ensured it remains \u003ci\u003ethe\u003c\/i\u003e essential student guide to the subject.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 The Reformation: An Introduction 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Cry for Reform 2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Concept of “Reformation” 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Lutheran Reformation 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Reformed Church 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Radical Reformation (Anabaptism) 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Catholic Reformation 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Importance of Printing 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Use of the Vernacular in Theological Debates 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Social Context of the Reformation 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Religious Concerns of the Reformers: A Brief Overview 20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Christianity in the Late Middle Ages 23\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Growth of Popular Religion 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Rise in Anti-Clericalism 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Rise of Doctrinal Pluralism 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Crisis of Authority within the Church 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn English Case Study: Lollardy 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Humanism and the Reformation 35\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Concept of “Renaissance” 36\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Concept of “Humanism” 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eClassical Scholarship and Philology 38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe New Philosophy of the Renaissance 38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKristeller’s View of Humanism 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAd Fontes – Back to the Fountainhead 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNorthern European Humanism 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Northern European Reception of the Italian Renaissance 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Ideals of Northern European Humanism 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEastern Swiss Humanism 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrench Legal Humanism 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eErasmus of Rotterdam 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Critique of the Vulgate Text 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEditions of Patristic Writers 50\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHumanism and the Reformation – An Evaluation 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHumanism and the Swiss Reformation 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHumanism and the Wittenberg Reformation 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTensions between the Reformation and Humanism 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Scholasticism and the Reformation 59\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Scholasticism” Defi ned 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eScholasticism and the Universities 62\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTypes of Scholasticism 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRealism versus Nominalism 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Pelagianism” and “Augustinianism” 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Via Moderna 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Schola Augustiniana Moderna 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Impact of Medieval Scholasticism upon the Reformation 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLuther’s Relation to Late Medieval Scholasticism 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCalvin’s Relation to Late Medieval Scholasticism 72\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 The Reformers: A Biographical Introduction 75\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMartin Luther (1483–1546) 76\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHuldrych Zwingli (1484–1531) 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePhilipp Melanchthon (1497–1560) 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMartin Bucer (1491–1551) 84\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJohn Calvin (1509–64) 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 The Return to the Bible 91\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eScripture in the Middle Ages 92\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Concept of “Tradition” 92\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Vulgate Translation of the Bible 94\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Medieval Vernacular Versions of Scripture 94\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Humanists and the Bible 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Bible and the Protestant Reformation 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Canon of Scripture 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Authority of Scripture 98\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Role of Tradition 100\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMethods of Interpreting Scripture 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Right to Interpret Scripture 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Translation of Scripture 110\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Catholic Response: Trent on Scripture and Tradition 112\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 The Doctrine of Justification by Faith 115\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Foundational Theme: Redemption through Christ 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJustification and Martin Luther’s Theological Breakthrough 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLuther’s Early Views on Justification 118\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLuther’s Discovery of the “Righteousness of God” 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Nature of Justifying Faith 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConsequences of Luther’s Doctrine of Justification 122\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Concept of “Forensic Justification” 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDivergences among the Reformers on Justification 128\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJustification and the Swiss Reformation 128\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLater Developments: Bucer and Calvin on Justification 130\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTheological Diplomacy: “Double Justification” 132\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Catholic Response: Trent on Justification 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Nature of Justification 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Nature of Justifying Righteousness 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Nature of Justifying Faith 136\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Assurance of Salvation 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 The Doctrine of the Church 141\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Background to the Reformation Debates:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Donatist Controversy 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Context of the Reformation Views on the Church 146\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLuther on the Nature of the Church 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Radical View of the Church 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTensions within Luther’s Doctrine of the Church 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCalvin on the Nature of the Church 152\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Two Marks of the Church 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Structures of the Church 154\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCalvin on the Church and Consistory 155\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCalvin on the Role of the Church 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Debate over the Catholicity of the Church 158\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Council of Trent on the Church 161\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 The Doctrine of the Sacraments 163\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Background to the Sacramental Debates 163\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Sacraments and the Promises of Grace 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLuther on the Sacraments 168\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLuther on the Real Presence 171\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLuther on Infant Baptism 172\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eZwingli on the Sacraments 174\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eZwingli on the Real Presence 176\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eZwingli on Infant Baptism 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLuther versus Zwingli: A Summary and Evaluation 181\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnabaptist Views on the Sacraments 183\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCalvin on the Sacraments 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Catholic Response: Trent on the Sacraments 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 The Doctrine of Predestination 191\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Background to the Reformation Debates over Predestination 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eZwingli on the Divine Sovereignty 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMelanchthon’s Changing Views on Predestination 195\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCalvin on Predestination 197\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePredestination in Later Reformed Theology 202\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11 The Political Thought of the Reformation 207\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Radical Reformation and Secular Authority 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLuther’s Doctrine of the Two Kingdoms 210\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eZwingli on the State and Magistrate 216\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBucer on Magistrate and Ministry 218\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCalvin on Magistrate and Ministry 219\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e12 The Religious Ideas of the English Reformation 223\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Social Role of Religious Ideas: Germany and England 223\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnglish Humanism 226\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Origins of the English Reformation: Henry VIII 227\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Consolidation of the English Reformation: Edward VI to Elizabeth I 230\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJustification by Faith in the English Reformation 233\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Real Presence in the English Reformation 236\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e13 The Diffusion of the Thought of the Reformation 241\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Physical Agencies of Diffusion 241\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Vernacular 241\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBooks 242\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Interchange of People 243\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Diffusion of Ideas: The Key Texts 244\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Catechisms 244\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConfessions of Faith 246\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCalvin’s Institutes of the Christian Religion 247\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e14 The Impact of Reformation Thought upon History 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