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
24 - Controversial Theology
from Part Three - Topics and Disciplines of Theology
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 27 September 2023
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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
Summary
The early modern specialization of “attack theology” aimed at publicizing and refuting doctrinal deviations in works by adversaries, who often responded with defense and counter-argument. Many Reformation-era works of this genre are distasteful today because they attribute base motives to the adversaries in question. While some giant figures wrote controversial works, a broad view of the field reveals only flashes of theological brilliance. Mediocre theology predominates, but the works had the effect of hardening both Protestant-Catholic opposition and intra-Protestant differences, which today’s ecumenical commissions are laboring to reduce in their intensity and even show, in some cases, to be reconcilable differences.
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- The Cambridge History of Reformation Era Theology , pp. 492 - 510Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023
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