Re-Envisioning Christian Humanism Education and the Restoration of Humanity

includes index and biblioraphy

Part I . Christian Humanism : Theological Roots and their Enduring significance Patristic Humanism : The beginning of Christian Paideia .........19 The church fathers and the Humanities in the Renaissance and the Reformation ..........33 Marsilio ficino and Christian Humanism ..........55 Part II. Christian Humanism in the Renaissance and Reformation The christian humanism of John Calvin ......77 Erasmian Humanism and the Elizabethan Hermeneutics of the Eucharist .......95 Erasmus, Christian Humanism, and Spiritual Warfare ..........119 Part III. Christian Humanism, Education, and the Arts The cultural context for Re-Envisioning Christian Humanism ...137 Scripture in the Studium and the Rise of the Humanities ........161 Fiery tongues and minds afire: Christian Humanism`s Legacy in renaissance poetry............173 Part IV. Christian Humanism and Modernity The formation of a Catholic Concept of Christian Humanism and of Inclusive secularity .....197 Ignaz von dollinger and the University : Examining a German Christian Humanist of the Nineteenth century........221 From institutions to anthropology: The christian Humanism of John paul II and the crisis of Modern times .............239