Alister E. McGrath

Luther's theology of the cross : Martin Luther's theological breakthrough

Introduction. Part I: The Background: Luther as a Late Medieval Theologian, 1509--14:. 1. The Dawn of the Reformation at Wittenberg. 2. Headwaters of the Reformation at Wittenberg. 3. Luther as a Late Medieval Theologian. Part II: The Breakthrough: Luther in Transition, 1514--19:. 4. Mira et nova diffinitio inustitiae: Luthera s Discovery of the Righteousness of God. 5. Crux sola est nostra theologia: The Emergence of the Theology of the Cross, 1514--19. 6. The Origins and Significance of the Theology of the Cross. Select Bibliography. Glossary of Theological Terms. Index.

A Life of John Calvin: A Study in the Shaping of Western Culture.

List of Illustrations. Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Paris: The Formation of a Mind. 3. The Years of Wandering: Orleans and the Encounter with Humanism. 4. From Humanist to Reformer: The Conversion. 5. Geneva: The First Period. 6. Geneva: The Consolidation of Power. 7. Christianity according to Calvin: The Medium. 8. Christianity according to Calvin: The Message. 9. The Invasion of Ideas: Calvin and France. 10. The Genesis of a Movement. 11. Commitment to the World: Calvinism, Work and Capitalism. 12. Calvin and the Shaping of Western Culture. Appendix I: A Glossary of Theological and Historical Terms. Appendix II: Referring to Works by Calvin. Abbreviations. Notes. Bibliography. Index.

Photobleaching. A novel fluorescence method for diffusion studies in lipid systems

(1) The fluorescent molecular 12(9-anthroyloxy)-stearic acid dimerises on irradiation with light of 366 nm wavelength. (2) The dimer is nonfluorescent and can be reconverted to the parent compound by irradiation at 254 nm. (3) Kinetic analysis suggests that the dimerisation proceeds by a diffusion-limited second order mechanism in many solvents. (4) Anomalously high rates seen in other systems can be attributed to localised high concentration regions (clusters) of the fluorescent molecule. (5) The analysis has been extended to oriented lipid bilayers and the results suggest that below the gel-liquid crystalline transition temperature the 12(9-anthroyloxy)-stearic acid is excluded by the lipid matrix and forms regions of localised high concentration. (6) In fluid lipid the results suggest an isotropic distribution of the probe. Calculated diffusion coefficients correspond to those found by other techniques.

Positron lifetimes in phospholipid dispersions.

Positron lifetimes have been determined in phospholipid dispersions. In fluid phosphatidylcholines, a lifetime of 3.3 ns is found, and a lifetime of 2.8 ns is found for frozen phosphatidylcholines. In dispersions where fluid and frozen phases coexist due to lateral phase separation, an intermediate lifetime is found.

The Moral Theory of the Atonement: An Historical and Theological Critique

In 1892, Hastings Rashdall delivered a University Sermon at Oxford entitled ‘Abelards Doctrine of the Atonement’. In this sermon, he outlines with increasing enthusiasm what he considered to be ‘as noble and perspicuous a statement as can even yet be found of the faith which is still the life of Christendom’. The central theme of his sermon is that in the twelfth century figure of Peter Abailard can be found a theory of the Atonement which meets the demands of an age shaped in the spirit of Darwinism and historical criticism. What Rashdall understands by the ‘Abelardian doctrine of the Atonement’ is expounded at much greater length in his 1915 Bampton Lectures, The Idea of Atonement in Christian Theology .

Forerunners of the Reformation? A Critical Examination of the Evidence for the Precursors of the Reformation Doctrines of Justification

The question of whether there existed “Forerunners of the Reformation” is of considerable interest both to historians and theologians. The significance of the historical aspect of the question will be evident to any student of the history of ideas. It is clearly important to establish whether precursors of the distinctive teachings associated with the Reformation of the sixteenth century exist, and if they can be thus identified, to establish what influence, if any, they had upon the Reformers. However, it was the theological aspect of the question which was considered more relevant at the time of the Reformation itself, and which still has considerable significance today. The central theological question concerning the existence or otherwise of the Forerunners is this: Can the distinctive teachings of the churches of the Reformation be considered to be truly catholic? It can be shown without difficulty that it was the desire to demonstrate the catholicity of the Lutheran Reformation which led to the search for such Forerunners in the first instance.

Lipid Asymmetry, Clustering and Molecular Motion in Biological Membranes and Their Models

The term ‘biological membrane’ is often used in a sense that implies considerable uniformity among different types of membranes. Such uniformity of course, can only refer to some common principles in organisation (structure) but not in function. There is after all no reason to suppose that say carrier mediated transport, protein synthesis, energy coupling or signal transmission all operate by a similar mechanism. It is perhaps the large diversity of membrane functions based on structural similarities that makes research in this area of such current interest.

Justice and Justification: Semantic and Juristic Aspects of the Christian Doctrine of Justification

The theological situation today demands both a restatement and a reinstatement of the Christian doctrine of reconciliation. The essential prerequisite of any attempt to interpret, reinterpret or restate that doctrine is a due appreciation of the historical origins and subsequent development of the concept. It is clearly futile to develop or defend theories of reconciliation which originally rest upon some manifestly incorrect interpretation of a Hebrew root, or which represent a comparatively recent distortion of an older and more considered doctrine, or which represent a theological response to a particular Zeitgeist which no longer pertains today. Of the several concepts employed in the Christian articulation of the reconciliation effected between God and his world through Jesus Christ, the most important is that of justification .

A Proposal for an Inclusive Scientific Theory

There are three main ways in which Christian theology enriches a broader scientific narrative. First, it provides us with a reassurance of the coherence of reality; second, it offers answers to the scientifically unanswerable ultimate questions; and third, it is able to enrich a scientific narrative by preventing it from collapsing into a technocratic catalogue of common things. In this regard, the paper explores some aspects of the relevance of theology for the understanding of the world, as a means of opening up a discussion of how could be developed an inclusive scientific theory.

An enhanced vision of rationality: C. S. Lewis on the reasonableness of Christian Faith

This study is a critical reflection on C. S. Lewis’s rich apologetic method, especially in Mere Christianity, which is shown to mingle an explicit appeal to reason and an implicit appeal to the imagination. The implications of this for how the churches might engage modern and postmodern cultures are considered.