Author: Richard A. Muller File Type: pdf ReviewMullers scholarship is so strong and his arguments so convincing that future Calvin scholars will only be able to ignore this book at their peril...essential reading for anyone wishing to study Calvins theology and exegesis, both as a model of critical historical methodology and for its illumination of Calvins program and the development of his thought. Sixteenth Century ReviewMuller begins this extraordinary book by doing something modern scholars too seldom do he puts John Calvin and his thought back into their sixteenth-century historical context...Muller shows how Calvins view of faith was not radically different from that of medieval scholastics such as Thomas Aquinas. This buttresses Mullers assertion that many of Calvins attacks were aimed not so much as scholastics as at theologians of Paris in his day... [a] Stimulating and impressive analysis. American History ReviewThis detailed and perceptive work will be crucial for all interested in Calvin studies. . . . No Calvin scholar - or theologian - should work with Calvin without reading this learned book.--Religious Studies ReviewOne of the many virtues of this book is that Muller names names, providing a useful guide to scholarly debates on Calvins thought. Another strength of the book is its proposal of principles that can-and should-be applied in all historical theological studies. His arguments are made forcefully and are supported with rich documentation. His handling of both primary sources-Latin and French-and European and North American Calvin scholarship is adept and broad ranging. This book is an important contribution to Calvin studies specifically and historically theology generally.--Journal of the American Musicological SocietyThis is an insightful and rigorous study of John Calvin as a sixteenth century theologin, and it is without a doubt one of the best written in recent years.... the book is a must-read for anyone who cares at all about John Calvin. It contains a wealth of knowledge, research, and scholarly insight and it is not being too accommodating to Muller to say that with this book he has distinguished himself as one of John Calvins finest and most illuminating contemporary theological interpreters.--IRT BulletinMullers academic treatment places Calvin in his historical context and challenges various misconceptions and rabbit trails in 20th-century Calvin scholarship.--Christianity TodayAbout the AuthorRichard A. Muller is at Calvin Theological Seminary.

Author: Pauline Chazan File Type: pdf The Moral Self addresses the question of how morality enters into our lives. Pauline Chazan draws upon psychology, r ral philosophy and literary interpretation to rebut the view that moralitys role is to limit desire and control self-love. Perserving the ancients connection between what is good for the self and what is morally good, Chazan argues that a certain kind of care for the self is central to moral agency. Her intriguing argument begins with a critical examination of the views of Hume, Rousseau and Hegel. The constructive part of the book takes a more unusual turn by synthesising the work on the analyst Heinz Kohut and Aristotle into Chazans own positive account, which is then illustrated by the use of Russian literature.

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Author: Joanne Myers File Type: pdf ReviewAn excellent reference work...The field of Lesbian Studies is new and growing. It needs books like the Historical Dictionary of the Lesbian Liberation Movement as guides to its activist beginnings and continuation. (Feminist Collections )Womens studies, lesbian studies, and large reference collections will want to purchase this title. (Arba ) About the AuthorJoAnne Myers is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Marist College in Poughkeepsie, New York. She is also co-director of the Womens Studies program and coordinator of the annual Women and Society Conference. An out lesbian, feminist, and activist, she teaches and has written about feminist political theory, public policy and women, and environmental policy. The Lesbian Liberation Movement (LLM) is both a movement that encompasses liberating a sexual practice from stigmatization, and a political movement challenging the dual oppression of women by the patriarchys assumption of male supremacy and heterosexuality. Over the years, much has been written on homosexuality, and the Gay Liberation Movement (GLM), yet much of the focus has been on male homosexuals, especially male homosexual activity and the politics that that activity raises. The Historical Dictionary of the Lesbian Liberation Movement Still the Rage is a comprehensive overview and resource guide for one of the most invisible social political movements the Lesbian Liberation Movement. This book helps to make the still-active movement visiblethe history, successes, setbacks, controversies, and issues. This book is a good secondary resource for those studying this social political movement, containing a chronology, contextual overview, dictionary entries that cover persons, laws, terminology, issues, and countries, and an extensive bibliography of primary resources and current work. A reference work, this book should be in all libraries and used by researchers studying the Lesbian Liberation Movement.ReviewAn excellent reference work...The field of Lesbian Studies is new and growing. It needs books like the Historical Dictionary of the Lesbian Liberation Movement as guides to its activist beginnings and continuation. (Feminist Collections) Womens studies, lesbian studies, and large reference collections will want to purchase this title. (Arba) About the AuthorJoAnne Myers is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Marist College in Poughkeepsie, New York. She is also co-director of the Womens Studies program and coordinator of the annual Women and Society Conference. An out lesbian, feminist, and activist, she teaches and has written about feminist political theory, public policy and women, and environmental policy.