The Cambridge History of Reformation Era Theology

Kenneth G. Appold is the James Hastings Nichols Professor of Reformation History at Princeton Theological Seminary and has written extensively on the history and theology of the Reformation and post-Reformation periods. He was formerly a professor at the Institute for Ecumenical Research in Strasbourg, France, and remains active in Lutheran ecumenical work. Nelson H. Minnich is Ordinary Professor of Church History at the Catholic University of America. He works primarily on early sixteenth-century conciliar and papal history. Between 1993 and 2019 he has published four books and edited or co-edited four others. Recipient of numerous fellowships and a member of the Pontifical Committee of Historical Sciences, he is the editor of the Catholic Historical Review since 2005.

Introduction; Part I. Theology in an Age of Cultural Transformation: 1. The printing press and its impact on the production, proliferation, and readership of theological literature Andrew Pettegree; 2. Humanism and theology Anna Morisi; 3. The changing role of the bible in theological discourse Robert Kolb; 4. The regulation of theology in the reformation era Nelson H. Minnich; 5. Political change and theological discourse Kenneth G. Appold; 6. Universities, monastic studia, academies, seminaries, and catechesis Paul F. Grendler; 7. Para-academic theology: Theology of the 'uneducated' Geoffrey Dipple; 8. Gender and theology in the reformation era Kenneth G. Appold; 9. The theologians and the clergy: Who were they? Charlotte Methuen; Part II. Schools and Emerging Cultures of Theology: Diversity and Conformity Within Confessions:10. The faculty of theology of Paris (1474-1682) Jean-Robert Armogathe; 11. The school of Salamanca Juan Belda Plans; 12. The schools of Louvain and Douai: The Bible, Augustine and Thomas Wim François; 13. Jesuit School of Theology Stefania Tutino; 14. Theological currents in Latin America (16th Century) Josep-Ignasi Saranyana; 15. Diversity and conformity within early Lutheranism Markus Matthias; 16. Reformed schools of theology Carl R. Trueman; 17. Cultures of theology in the British Isles David S. Sytsma; 18. Radical and dissenting groups John D. Roth; 19. Christian ecumenical efforts Irene Dingel; 20. Western 'Confessions' and eastern christianity Yury P. Avvakumov; Part III. Topics and Disciplines of Theology: 21. Method and ethos of theological instruction and discourse Walter Sparn; 22. Biblical theology Euan Cameron; 23. Systematic theology Risto Saarinen; 24. Controversial theology Jared Wicks; 25. Sacramental and liturgical theology Theodor Dieter; 26. Pastoral theology and preaching Megan Armstong and Ronald K. Rittgers; 27. Reformation ethics and moral theology Jennifer A. Herdt; 28. Ecclesiastical law in early modern Europe Kenneth Pennington; 29. Spirituality in the reformation era (1500-1675) Bernard McGinn; 30. Catholic christianity and indigenous religions in the Americas Mariano Delgado; 31. Jesuit catechisms in Japan and India Haruko Nawata Ward; 32. Theology in China c. 1582- c. 1688 Nicolas Standaert; 33. Theology and science Maurice A. Finocchiaro and Leen Spruit; 34. Theology and history Stefan Bauer; 35. Theology, politics, and warfare Robert Bireley and Robert Kolb;36. The role of art in the theological discourse of the reformation Marcia B. Hall; Index.