How the doctrine of the incarnation shaped Western culture

Ranft, Patricia.

How the doctrine of the incarnation shaped Western culture [electronic resource] / Patricia Ranft. - Lanham, Md. : Lexington Books, c2013. - 1 online resource (vii, 262 p.)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

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Jesus Christ--Influence.


Incarnation--History of doctrines.
Civilization, Western.
RELIGION / Christian Theology / Christology


Electronic books.

BT220 / .R36 2013eb

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