A Plot of Possibilities
Elizabeth Clark's The Fathers Refounded
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3841164 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Margaret M Mitchell (0000-0001-7286-6274, University of Chicago, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 89 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 404-408 |
| Publication date | 2020-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Church History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0009-6407 • E-ISSN: 1755-2613 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0009640720001250 |
| OpenAlex | W3089586131 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 2 |
Elizabeth A. Clark's immensely learned new book, The Fathers Refounded: Protestant Liberalism, Roman Catholic Modernism, and the Teaching of Ancient Christianity in Early Twentieth-Century America, which follows directly on her examination of the nineteenth century in Founding the Fathers: Early Church History and Protestant Professors in Nineteenth-Century America, is a joy to read and from which to learn about the histories of our discipline, the history of Christianity. Chiefly, the book documents, through in-depth study of three fascinating figures, the severance of the field of "church history" from "theology" and, in particular, its pivotal moments within Protestant and Catholic "modernism
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| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |