Book contents
- The Cambridge History of Reformation-Era Theology
- The Cambridge History of Reformation-Era Theology
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Acknowledgments
- Contributors
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part One Theology in an Age of Cultural Transformation
- Part Two Schools and Emerging Cultures of Theology: Diversity and Conformity within Confessions
- Part Three Topics and Disciplines of Theology
- 21 Method and Ethos of Theological Instruction and Discourse
- 22 Biblical Theology
- 23 Systematic Theology
- 24 Controversial Theology
- 25 Sacramental and Liturgical Theology
- 26 Pastoral Theology and Preaching
- 27 Reformation Ethics and Moral Theology
- 28 Ecclesiastical Law in Early Modern Europe
- 29 Spirituality in the Reformation Era (1500–1675)
- 30 Catholic Christianity and Indigenous Religions in the Americas
- 31 Jesuit Catechisms in Japan and India
- 32 Theology in China ca. 1582–ca. 1688
- 33 Theology and Science
- 34 Theology and History
- 35 Theology, Politics, and Warfare
- 36 The Role of Art in the Theological Discourse of the Reformation
- Index
- References
30 - Catholic Christianity and Indigenous Religions in the Americas
from Part Three - Topics and Disciplines of Theology
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 27 September 2023
- The Cambridge History of Reformation-Era Theology
- The Cambridge History of Reformation-Era Theology
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Acknowledgments
- Contributors
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part One Theology in an Age of Cultural Transformation
- Part Two Schools and Emerging Cultures of Theology: Diversity and Conformity within Confessions
- Part Three Topics and Disciplines of Theology
- 21 Method and Ethos of Theological Instruction and Discourse
- 22 Biblical Theology
- 23 Systematic Theology
- 24 Controversial Theology
- 25 Sacramental and Liturgical Theology
- 26 Pastoral Theology and Preaching
- 27 Reformation Ethics and Moral Theology
- 28 Ecclesiastical Law in Early Modern Europe
- 29 Spirituality in the Reformation Era (1500–1675)
- 30 Catholic Christianity and Indigenous Religions in the Americas
- 31 Jesuit Catechisms in Japan and India
- 32 Theology in China ca. 1582–ca. 1688
- 33 Theology and Science
- 34 Theology and History
- 35 Theology, Politics, and Warfare
- 36 The Role of Art in the Theological Discourse of the Reformation
- Index
- References
Summary
Christianity is part of the history of religion and as such participates in its ambivalent and contingent relationship with light and shadow.1 Missiology and religious theology serve as particular examples of this historicity, as they are generally understood differently today than during the Age of Discovery and the Reformation.
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- The Cambridge History of Reformation Era Theology , pp. 623 - 641Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023