This book is the second volume of an ambitious one, the unique appeared so far in Spain, which aims to provide a historical overview of the evolution of Christian theological thought, the comienzaos Zeta today._x000D_
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The first volume of this History of Christian theology understands the newspaper that goes from the origins to the fifteenth century. the second volume examines a much shorter period (the XV, XVI and XVII) but high intensity, because it includes historical phenomena of the pre-reform, Protestant and Catholic Reform and Counter. Both the author of the work as his assistant, Fr Lluís Duch, who is responsible for everything related to Protestant Reformation, they get to perform what-in the words of the distinguished Jesuit historian Miguel Batllori, auro the foreword of the volume - can be described as an "ecumenical theology, history, written with objectivity, understanding and sympathy, from the Catholic camp."_x000D_
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It pays special attention to the theological and ecclesial movements of these centuries they had more to do with the Iberian peninsula, and thus is subject to a detailed analysis the Spanish contribution to the Counter Reformation, the Council of Trent, baroque scholasticism, to mysticism, missions, and there's even an interesting chapter on the relationship between theology and literature, suggestive perspectives on Quixote, Lope de Vega, Tirso de Molina and Calderón de la Barca. Also include the study of the impact it had on the discovery of America theology, study of fairness and discretion._x000D_
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Notable merit of the authors of this volume is not limited to present the evolution of ideas or doctrines, but that at any time discuss the implications that theology has to spirituality, liturgy and pastoral: it's all Church activity which is undertaken in the context of the work, which this History of Christian theology in a covnierte both pesnamiento overview of life as the Christian faith has arisen over the centuries. such a vision will be completed in the third volume in the series, ranging from century to today.