Looking for a history of (Christian) ideas resource

MJ. Smith
MJ. Smith MVP Posts: 55,539
edited November 2024 in English Forum

Does anyone know of a resource that attempts to identify the first time a particular idea in Christian thought was preserved in writing? I know that History of Ideas is a small department in the University that offer it but ... 

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  • HJ. van der Wal
    HJ. van der Wal Member Posts: 1,804 ✭✭✭

    Shalom MJ!

    I would think that the standard textbooks on the history of dogma/theology would cover this subject, e.g. Hägglund's History of Theology or González's History of Christian Thought.

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    This presentation of the history of theology is designed to provide an introduction to Christian dogmatic literature and to describe its stages of development. The history of theology is, therefore, a branch of the history of ideas; it deals with the sources of the Christian tradition and examines the development of ideas reflected therein.

    Bengt Hagglund, History of Theology, electronic ed. (St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 1999), 5.

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