Overview

Since the early 1980s, there has been renewed scholarly interest in the concept of Christian Humanism. A number of official Catholic documents have stressed the importance of 'Christian humanism', as a vehicle of Christian social teaching and, indeed, as a Christian philosophy of culture. Fundamentally, humanism aims to explore what it means to be human and what the grounds are for human flourishing. Featuring contributions from internationally renowned Christian authors from a variety of disciplines in the humanities, Re-Envisioning Christian Humanism recovers a Christian humanist ethos for our time. The volume offers a chronological overview (from patristic humanism to the Reformation and beyond) and individual examples (Jewell, Calvin) of past Christian humanisms. The chapters are connected through the theme of Christian paideia as the foundation for liberal arts education.

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Author:   Jens Zimmermann (Professor and Canada Research Chair in Interpretation, Religion and Culture at Trinity Western University, Canada)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 16.80cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 24.00cm
Weight:   0.578kg
ISBN:  

9780198778783

ISBN 10:   0198778783
Pages:   292
Publication Date:   01 December 2016
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

List of Contributors IntroductionJens Zimmermann: PART I: Christian Humanism: Theological Roots and Their Enduring Significance 1: John Behr: Patristic Humanism: The Beginning of Christian Paideia 2: Irene Backus: The Church Fathers and the Humanities in the Renaissance and the Reformation 3: James Hankins: Marsilio Ficino and Christian Humanism PART II: Christian Humanism in Renaissance and Reformation 4: Nicholas Wolterstorff: The Christian Humanism of John Calvin 5: Torrance Kirby: Erasmian Humanism and the Elizabethan Hermeneutics of the Eucharist 6: Darren M. Provost: Erasmus, Christian Humanism, and Spiritual Warfare PART III: Christian Humanism, Education, and the Arts 7: Jens Zimmermann: The Cultural Context for Re-Envisioning Christian Humanism 8: David Lyle Jeffrey: Scripture in the Studium and the Rise of the Humanities 9: Brett Foster: Fiery Tongues and Minds Afire: Christian Humanism's Legacy in Renaissance Poetry PART IV: Christian Humanism and Modernity 10: Martin Schlag: The Formation of a Catholic Concept of Christian Humanism and of Inclusive Secularity 11: Thomas Albert Howard: Ignaz von Döllinger and the University: Examining a German Christian Humanist of the Nineteenth Century 11: Russell Hittinger: From Institutions to Anthropology: The Christian Humanism of John Paul II and the Crisis of Modern Times Select Bibliography Index

Reviews

This volume manifests a number of strengths, showing the ways in which humanism is a commitment suffering from a lack of conceptual ballast, and suggesting means by which Christianity might offer that needed principled support. --Reading Religion

""This volume manifests a number of strengths, showing the ways in which humanism is a commitment suffering from a lack of conceptual ballast, and suggesting means by which Christianity might offer that needed principled support.""--Reading Religion

Author Information

Jens Zimmermann was born and raised in Germany. He holds a PhD in Comparative Literature from the University of British Columbia, Canada, and a PhD in Philosophy from the Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz, Germany. He currently occupies the position of Canada Research Chair in Interpretation, Religion and Culture, and is Professor of English at Trinity Western University (TWU) in Langley, British Columbia, Canada. His publications include Hermeneutics: A Very Short Introduction (OUP, 2015) and Humanism and Religion: A Call for the Renewal of Western Culture (OUP, 2012).

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