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The Christian Tradition: A History of the Development of Doctrine, Volume 5: Christian Doctrine and Modern Culture (since 1700) (The Christian Tradition: ... of the Development of Christian Doctrine)
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Binding: Paperback
EAN: 9780226653808
ISBN: 0226653803
Label: University Of Chicago Press
Manufacturer: University Of Chicago Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 414
Publication Date: October 04, 1991
Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
Studio: University Of Chicago Press
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Editorial Review:
Jaroslav Pelikan begins this volume with the crisis of orthodoxy that confronted all Christian denominations by the beginning of the eighteenth century and continues through the twentieth century in its particular concerns with ecumenism. The modern period in the history of Christian doctrine, Pelikan demonstrates, may be defined as the time when doctrines that had been assumed more than debated for most of Christian history were themselves called into question: the idea of revelation, the uniqueness of Christ, the authority of Scripture, the expectation of life after death, even the very transcendence of God. "Knowledge of the immense intellectual effort invested in the construction of the edifice of Christian doctrine by the best minds of each successive generation is worth having. And there can hardly be a more lucid, readable and genial guide to it than this marvellous work."—Economist "This volume, like the series which it brings to a triumphant conclusion, may be unreservedly recommended as the best one-stop introduction currently available to its subject."—Alister E. McGrath, Times Higher Education Supplement "Professor Pelikan's series marks a significant departure, and in him we have at last a master teacher."—Marjorie O'Rourke Boyle, Commonweal "Pelikan's book marks not only the end of a dazzling scholarly effort but the end of an era as well. There is reason to suppose that nothing quite like it will be tried again."—Harvey Cox, Washington Post Book World
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Rating:  - Original, rich but complex account of the encounter between culture and faith
The title of this magisterial work on the history of Christian doctrine, "Christian Doctrine and Modern Culture," gives an accurate description of the main theme of the book. Pelikan does not try to survey modern theologies in all its varieties (such goal is impractical for the size of this volume anyway), but he succeeds in this book to give a continuous and meaningful narrative of the struggle between traditional doctrines and modern thinking.
The book has 6 chapters. Chapter one is ... Read More
Rating:  - Tells part, but not all of the story.
My review relates to volume 5 of The Christian Tradition in particularly, but to the other 4 volumes in general, all of which I have read. There is no doubt that Jaroslav Pelikan is a scholar of considerable erudition, and he has drawn on a variety of sources to tell the story of doctrinal development. There are many things to praise in this series; one gets to know the lesser lights of church history as well as the more prominent leaders. At almost every juncture, Pelikan appears as a dispassionate ... Read More
Rating: - Both the "What" and the "Why" of Christian Doctrine
Pelikan's "The Christian Tradition" is a remarkable series that describes the manner in which Catholic, Protestant, and Orthodox christians have interpreted the teaching of Jesus and the manner in which the doctrines of this "one, holy, catholic and apostolic" faith developed and diverged over twenty centuries. Thus, one learns not only what the various christian churches teach today but how and why these teachings differ. While scholarly, "The Christian Tradition" ... Read More
Rating: - An extremely erudite and influential book
I can do no better than to quote Richard John Neuhaus, editor-in-chief of First Things: "The century's most comprehensive account of Christian teaching from the second century on." It ranked No. 79 on National Review's list of the 100 most influential books of the 20th century, ahead of classics like The Essays of E.B. White, Tom Wolfe's Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test, and Kenneth Clark's Civilisation.
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