Documents of the Christian Church Paperback Author: Henry Bettenson | Language: English | ISBN:
0199568987 | Format: PDF, EPUB
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l'That invaluable Christian reference book' -- Church Times
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Chris Maunder is Head of BA Theology and Religious Studies at York St. John University.
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- Paperback: 528 pages
- Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA; 4 edition (November 15, 2011)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0199568987
- ISBN-13: 978-0199568987
- Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 1.3 inches
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There are several ways that one may study history. Firstly, one may read secondary sources: books about a particular period or event. Secondly, one may buy volumes of primary sources, using copious amounts of time to painstakingly go through each volume. Thirdly, one may read a one-volume collection of texts that are considered to represent the major trends in the historical period they represent. This book falls into the third category.
Documents of the Christian Church is wonderfully organized: thematically by historical period. Hence, one reads the early Christian apologists of the 2nd century and then immediately after that one reads of the theologies of martyrdom; one reads of the disputes over the incarnation of Christ before one reads about debates over tansubstantiation; one reads Vatican II documents before one reads liberation theologies. The writings of saints and heretics, Doctors and others, popes, councils and relevant non-Christian writers all appear between the covers of this book.
Of course, it ought to be noted that the excerpts are sometimes tremendously short - only a few lines or so. However, each reference is cited so that the curious reader who wants to go and read volumes of primary texts can do so; for those less inclined to do so, this book is an excellent first-hand introduction to the development/s of Christian thought.
However, the documents are largely confined to the Western church. The documentary history of the Eastern churches is largely absent for almost 1000 years: between 1054 (the Great Schism between the Eastern and the Western church) and the beginning of the ecumenical movement in the 20th century.
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