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In shaping the modern academy and in setting the agenda of modern Christian theology, few institutions have been as influential as the German universities of the nineteenth century. This book examines the rise of the modern German university from the standpoint of the Protestant theological faculty, focusing especially on the University of Berlin (1810), Prussia's flagship university in the nineteenth century. In contradistinction to historian...

The first intellectual history of interreligious dialogue, a relatively new and significant dimension of human religiosity

Our late modern era is marked by the rapidity of change, waxing pluralism, focus on the future, not the past, the elevation of personal choice over communal obligation, and, for some, a sense of spiritual and intellectual disorientation that can lead to resentment, fear, nostalgia, and/or a disordered desire for absolute certainty and rigid authority. How can religious traditions be maintained and even thrive in such an environment? How do the...

Our late modern era is marked by the rapidity of change, waxing pluralism, focus on the future, not the past, the elevation of personal choice over communal obligation, and, for some, a sense of spiritual and intellectual disorientation that can lead to resentment, fear, nostalgia, and/or a disordered desire for absolute certainty and rigid authority. How can religious traditions be maintained and even thrive in such an environment? How do the...

A history of the Catholic Church after the French Revolution through the story of the 'D¿llinger affair'. Ignaz von D¿llinger (1799-1890), was a leading critic of Pope Pius IX and in particular the doctrine of Papal Infallibility defined during the First Vatican Council.

Explores various meanings attributed to Protestantism by examining past Reformation commemorations~Argues that Reformation and Protestant identity has functioned as a crucial ritual of memory, a prophylactic against group forgetfulness and the dissipation of identity~Draws on interdisciplinary literature on the social and cultural memory to distinguish between the actual and the remembered past, focusing on the latter

In shaping the modern academy and in setting the agenda of modern Christian theology, few institutions have been as influential as the German universities of the nineteenth century. This book examines the rise of the modern German university from the standpoint of the Protestant theological faculty, focusing especially on the University of Berlin (1810), Prussia's flagship university in the nineteenth century. In contradistinction to historian...

The first major work of cultural and intellectual history devoted to the subject of the transatlantic religious divide. Using nineteenth and early twentieth century commentary on the subject, Howard helps us understand why Americans have maintained much friendlier ties with traditional forms of religion than their European counterparts.

This is work of cultural and intellectual history devoted to the subject of the transatlantic religious divide. Using 19th and early 20th century commentary on the subject, Howard helps us understand why Americans have maintained much friendlier ties with traditional forms of religion than their European counterparts.

As we approach the landmark date of October 31, 2017, the quincentennial of the Protestant Reformation, countries, social movements, churches, universities, seminaries, and other institutions shaped by Protestantism are faced with the question of how to commemorate this momentous occasion. In this volume experienced scholars come together to answer this question and examine the historical significance of the Reformation.

A history of the Catholic Church after the French Revolution through the story of the 'D¿llinger affair'. Ignaz von D¿llinger (1799-1890), was a leading critic of Pope Pius IX and in particular the doctrine of Papal Infallibility defined during the First Vatican Council.

What does it mean when we speak of human dignity? What challenges

As we approach the landmark date of October 31, 2017, the quincentennial of the Protestant Reformation, countries, social movements, churches, universities, seminaries, and other institutions shaped by Protestantism are faced with the question of how to commemorate this momentous occasion. In this volume experienced scholars come together to answer this question and examine the historical significance of the Reformation.

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