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How the doctrine of the incarnation shaped Western culture /

Recent scholars from numerous disciples have promoted an intriguing yet undocumented thesis, that the doctrine of the Incarnation had an inordinate influence on the shape of Western culture. This study offers the necessary evidence, documenting whether, when, by whom, and how the doctrine acted as a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ranft, Patricia
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham, Md. : Lexington Books, Ã2012.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Reason for study
  • Formulation of the doctrine of the incarnation
  • Early reflections on the doctrine and its impact
  • The West establishes itself
  • Intellectual stirrings: Eucharistic debates and Anselm
  • Peter Damian: new ideas and attitudes
  • The doctrine in women's thoughts and actions
  • Individualism, political discourse, and science
  • Reconciling the doctrine as catalyst with historiography
  • Concluding remarks.