Traditionalism and Radicalism in the History of Christian Thought [Hardcover]

This book is concerned with the presentation and analysis of certain dogmatic issues such as christology, ecclesiology, pastoral work, anthropology, faith and bioethics among many others-all meant to illustrate how Christian thoughts stands between traditionalism and radicalism. It is both a dogmatic study and a historical overview of the topic.Traditional Christian Thought in Late Antiquity:?Gregory Nazianzen and Christological Spirituality in?the Fourth Century Traditional Christian Thought in Early Modernity:?John Calvin and Ecclesiastical Discipline in?the Sixteenth Century Traditional Christian Thought in Post Modernity:?Ion Bria and Pastoral Ecclesiology in the Twentieth Century Radical Christian Thought in Early Post Modernity:?Erich Fromm and Psychoanalitical Christology in?the First Half of the Twentieth Century Radical Christian Thought in Mid Post Modernity:?Paul Ricoeur and the Fallibility Theory in?the Second Half of the Twentieth Century Radical Christian Thought in Late Post Modernity:?Vito Mancuso and Faith Reassessment in?the Twenty First Century

A very interesting and original tour through the history of Christian thought, based on extensive use of primary and secondary sources. I have never before seen a work quite of this kind...It promises to be a book with which other scholars will want to interact and it will stimulate lines of research, particularly in the field of modern theology. - Maurice Dowling, Lecturer, Irish Baptist College; member of the Institute of Theology, Queen's University, Belfast, UK

CORNELIU C. SIMUT is a Reader in Historical and Dogmatic Theology and the?Director of?the Centre for the Research and Promotion of Evangelical Values at the Emanuel University of Oradea, Romania.