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100 1 a| Schreiner, Susan E.q| (Susan Elizabeth)=| ^A360704;

245 10 a| Are you alone wise? :b| the search for certainty in the early modern era /c| Susan E. Schreiner.;

260 a| Oxford ;a| New York :b| Oxford university Press,c| 2011.;

300 a| xvi, 480 pages ;c| 25 cm.;

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490 1 a| Oxford studies in historical theology;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

505 0 a| Beginnings: questions and debates in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries -- "Abba! Father!": the certainty of salvation -- "The spiritual man judges all things": the certainty of exegetical authority -- Are you alone wise?: the Catholic response -- Experientia: the great age of the Spirit -- Unmasking the angel of light: the discernment of the spirits -- "Men should be what they seem": appearances and reality.;

520 a| Schreiner argues that Europe in the sixteenth century was preoccupied with concerns similar to ours; both the desire for certainty e̮specially religious certainty a̮nd warnings against certainty permeated the earlier era. Digging beneath overt theological and philosophical problems, she tackles the underlying fears of the period as she addresses questions of salvation, authority, the rise of skepticism, the outbreak of religious violence, the discernment of spirits, and the ambiguous relationship between appearance and reality. In her examination of the history of theological polemics and debates (as well as other genres), Schreiner sheds light on the repeated evaluation of certainty and the recurring fear of deception. Among the texts she draws on are Montaigne's Essays; the mystical writings of Teresa of Avila; the works of Reformation fathers William of Occam, Luther, Thomas Muntzer, and Thomas More; and the dramas of Shakespeare. The result is a book not about theology, but rather about the way in which the concern with certitude determined the theology, polemics, and literature of an age."--Book jacket.;

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650 0 a| Philosophy, Renaissance.=| ^A23667;

650 0 a| Church historyy| Middle Ages, 600-1500.=| ^A9588;

650 0 a| Church historyy| Modern period, 1500-=| ^A39539;

830 0 a| Oxford studies in historical theology.=| ^A416811;

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Are you alone wise? : the search for certainty in the early modern era / Susan E. Schreiner.

Author/creator	Schreiner, Susan E.
Format	Book
Publication Info	Oxford ; New York : Oxford university Press, 2011.
Description	xvi, 480 pages ; 25 cm.
Subjects	Certainty. Philosophy, Modern. Philosophy, Renaissance. Church history--Middle Ages, 600-1500. Church history--Modern period, 1500-.

Series	Oxford studies in historical theology Oxford studies in historical theology. ^A416811
Contents	Beginnings: questions and debates in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries -- "Abba! Father!": the certainty of salvation -- "The spiritual man judges all things": the certainty of exegetical authority -- Are you alone wise?: the Catholic response -- Experientia: the great age of the Spirit -- Unmasking the angel of light: the discernment of the spirits -- "Men should be what they seem": appearances and reality.
Abstract	Schreiner argues that Europe in the sixteenth century was preoccupied with concerns similar to ours; both the desire for certainty e̮specially religious certainty a̮nd warnings against certainty permeated the earlier era. Digging beneath overt theological and philosophical problems, she tackles the underlying fears of the period as she addresses questions of salvation, authority, the rise of skepticism, the outbreak of religious violence, the discernment of spirits, and the ambiguous relationship between appearance and reality. In her examination of the history of theological polemics and debates (as well as other genres), Schreiner sheds light on the repeated evaluation of certainty and the recurring fear of deception. Among the texts she draws on are Montaigne's Essays; the mystical writings of Teresa of Avila; the works of Reformation fathers William of Occam, Luther, Thomas Muntzer, and Thomas More; and the dramas of Shakespeare. The result is a book not about theology, but rather about the way in which the concern with certitude determined the theology, polemics, and literature of an age."--Book jacket.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN	2009040886
ISBN	9780195313420 (acid-free paper)
ISBN	0195313429 (acid-free paper)

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