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The Christian Tradition: A History of the Development of Doctrine, Volume 1
The Emergence of the Catholic Tradition
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In this five-volume opus--now available in its entirety in paperback--Pelikan traces the development of Christian doctrine from the first century to the twentieth. "Pelikan's "The Christian Tradition" [is] a series for which they must have coined words like 'magisterial'."--Martin Marty, "Commonweal"
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In this five-volume opus—now available in its entirety in paperback—Pelikan traces the development of Christian doctrine from the first century to the twentieth.
Pelikan's The Christian Tradition is a series for which they must have coined words like 'magisterial'.—Martin Marty, Commonweal
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The Christian Tradition: A History of the Development of Doctrine, Volume 1
In this five-volume opus—now available in its entirety in paperback—Pelikan traces the development of Christian doctrine from the first century to the twentieth. Pelikan's The Christian Tradition is a series for which they must have coined words like 'magisterial'.—Martin Marty, CommonwealPaperback$5499Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeks -
The Christian Tradition: A History of the Development of Doctrine, Volume 2
The line that separated Eastern Christendom from Western on the medieval map is similar to the "iron curtain" of recent times. Linguistic barriers, political divisions, and liturgical differences combined to isolate the two cultures from each other. Except for such episodes as the schism between East and West or the Crusades, the development of non-Western Christendom has been largely ignored...Paperback$5499Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeks
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The Christian Tradition: A History of the Development of Doctrine, Volume 1 by Jaroslav Pelikan is widely praised for its in-depth exploration of early Christian doctrinal development, providing a scholarly yet accessible narrative of the formative periods of Christian doctrine. Reviewers commend the author's ability to present complex theological ideas clearly and his meticulous research. The book is frequently recommended for its comprehensive coverage and insightful analysis, appreciated by both students and scholars of theology for its clarity and rigour.
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ISBN: 9780226653716
Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 15 August 1975
Country: United States
Imprint: University of Chicago Press
Audience: Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 2.0mm
Width: 15.0mm
Height: 23.0mm
Weight: 624g
Pages: 442
About the Author
Jaroslav Pelikan is Sterling Professor of History Emeritus at Yale University.
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