A Short History of Christian Doctrine

by Bernhard Lohse, F. Ernest Stoeffler

Overview

This book has earned wide acceptance as an outstanding single volume history of doctrine. It is ideally suited for classroom and seminar use as well as research and independent study.

With remarkable conciseness and clarity Lohse, shows how doctrinal development has occurred in the various periods of the Church's history from the first century to the present. He explores and discusses, one by one, the dogmas and doctrines that constitute the milestones in the story of the Church's effort to proclaim the message of Jesus Christ to each age.

This Revised American Edition includes a new preface by the author, an account of the significance of the Second Vatican Council and alterations in the "For Further Reading" section to bring it up to date.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780800613419
Publisher:	1517 Media
Publication date:	09/01/1978
Edition description:	REVISED
Pages:	320
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Bernhard Lohse (1928-1997) was a preeminent church historian and Professor of Church History and Historical Theology at the University of Hamburg. He is author of A Short History of Christian Doctrine (1978) and Martin Luther (1986), both from Fortress Press.

Table of Contents

Preface to the American Edition

Preface to the Revised American Edition

Translator's Note

Lists of Abbreviations

Introduction: Dogma and the History of Dogma

Cannon and Creed

The Doctrine of the Trinity

Christology

The Doctrine of Sin and Grace

Word and Sacrament

Justification

Dogma Within Recent Catholicism

Dogma Within Protestantism

The Unity of the Church

Appendixes

Index