Things Old and New: Tradition and Innovation in Constructing Reformation Theology
In respect of the Reformation this study considers the interaction between the retrieval of ancient Christian texts, humanist methods and scholasticism in their various forms, citing illustrative examples. It argues that Reformation interpreters have traditionally tended to privilege the impact of t...
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| Format: | Electronic/Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis
[2017]
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| In: |
Reformation & Renaissance review
Year: 2017, Volume: 19, Issue: 1, Pages: 5-18 |
| IxTheo Classification: | KAC Church history 500-1500; Middle Ages KAG Church history 1500-1648; Reformation; humanism; Renaissance KDB Roman Catholic Church KDD Protestant Church |
| Further subjects: | B
Innovation
B Christian Antiquity B scholasticim B Heresy B Reformation B Humanism |
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| Summary: | In respect of the Reformation this study considers the interaction between the retrieval of ancient Christian texts, humanist methods and scholasticism in their various forms, citing illustrative examples. It argues that Reformation interpreters have traditionally tended to privilege the impact of the first two on the new religious developments. As a corrective to this common perception, the essay recalls and highlights the continuing and increasing positive influence of modified scholastic methodological norms and forms on evolving Reformation theology in order to meet both pedagogical and apologetical requirements. It is also pointed out that the specific humanist programme for the revamping of biblical study along linguistic and literary lines and facilitating access to the Church Fathers, accompanied with notions of tackling abuses in the Church, predated the Reformation. |
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| ISSN: | 1462-2459 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Reformation & Renaissance review
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/14622459.2017.1287327 |