Compendium Of The History Of Doctrines - Softcover

Karl Rudolf Hagenbach

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0461704455 ISBN 13: 9780461704457

Publisher: HardPress, 2016

Synopsis

"Compendium Of The History Of Doctrines" by Karl Rudolf Hagenbach. This scholarly survey traces the development of core Protestant symbolical literature—confessions, catechisms, and creeds—from the Reformation onward and analyzes how Scripture, tradition, and reason were understood and how these authorities shaped church unity, theology, and practice. It contrasts Lutheran and Reformed approaches: the Lutheran symbols (Augsburg Confession, Luther’s Catechisms, and the Formula Concordia) alongside debates on antinomianism, synergism, original sin, and mysticism, and it surveys reforming currents such as Pietism and those who pursued experiential faith and reform across confessional lines. On the Reformed side, Zwingli and Calvin are set alongside foundational confessions (Second Helvetic, Heidelberg Catechism, Belgic Confession) and later scholastic and ecumenical methods, with attention to external pressures from Catholic counter-symbols and emerging rationalist critiques. The work also situates broader philosophical trends—Cartesianism, Deism, and early liberal theology—that influence later Protestant thought. Overall, it maps a rich, contested history of doctrine, church order, and interdenominational dialogue in early modern Europe.

Edition details

• Publisher: HardPress
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0461704455
• ISBN 13: 9780461704457
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 505