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THE HISTORY OF CHRISTIAN THOUGHT

by Paul Tillich

Table of Contents

  1. Introduction

  2. The Readiness of the Ancient World to Receive Christianity

  3. Intertestamental Period

  4. Apostolic Fathers: Clement. Ignatius.

  5. The Apologetic Movement. Celsus, Justin Martyr.

  6. Logos and the Doctrine of God. Gnosticism. Marcion.

  7. Irenaeus, Tertullian, and Hippolytus.

  8. Covenants, Church Fathers.

  9. Neo-Platonism: Plotinus. Clement of Alexandria. Origen.

  10. The Theology of Origen

  11. Blank

  12. Monarchianism. Sabellius. The Arian Controversy. Nicaea.

  13. Athanasius, Marcellus, Gregory of Nyssa, Basil, John of Damascus. The Christological Problem.

  14. School of Antioch. Theodor of Mopsuestia. Apollinarius. Nestorius. Cyril. Chalcedon.

  15. Dionysius the Areopagite (Pseudo-Dionysius)

  16. Tertullian. Cyprian. Augustine.

  17. Augustine (continued)

  18. Augustine (continued)

  19. Augustine. Pelagius.

  20. Augustine. Donatism. The Medieval Church. Scholasticism. Mysticism.

  21. Medieval Period: Nominalism, Realism, Monasticism, Crusades.

  22. Medieval Period (continued)

  23. Anselm and His Arguments

  24. Abelard. Bernard of Clairvaux. Mysticism.

  25. Thirteenth Century: Joachim di Fiore, Franciscan theology, Dominic.

  26. Medieval Theology. Thomas Aquinas and Duns Scotus.

  27. Pelagius and Aquinas

  28. Ethical Teachings (Aquinas). Nominalism (Wm. Occam). German mysticism (Eckhart).

  29. Pre-Reformers, the Counter-Reformation. Council of Trent.

  30. Justification by Faith Alone. Sacraments. Papal Infallibility. Jansenism.

  31. The Reformation: Luther and Catholicism

  32. Penance and Luther's Attacks. Erasmus. Muenzer.

  33. Reformation Sects. Luther's Teachings – Faith, Concept of God.

  34. Luther (cont.) Christology, Doctrines of the Church and State. Zwingli.

  35. Zwingli and Luther. Calvin.. Predestination and Providence. Capitalism. Church and State.

  36. Calvin: Predestination, Providence, Capitalism, Church and State, Biblical Authority.

  37. Protestant Orthodoxy. Pietism.

  38. Pietism. Enlightenment. Autonomy. Heteronomy. Locke. Deism. Modern Development. Final Remarks.