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Loading... Christian Theology: An Introductionby Alister E. McGrath
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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. SO FAR GREAT READING,GREAT BASICS. ( )It does exactly what it says on the label! It introduces you to Christian theology. This is a unique introduction to Christian theology which encompasses a massive amount of material with relative brevity, clarity, and cohesiveness in a primarily historical context. A surprising good read! I read this over a week when at a Quaker holiday camp in Sussex England and after it found this joke even funnier! Jesus said, Whom do men say that I am? And his disciples answered and said, Some say you are John the Baptist returned from the dead; others say Elias, or other of the old prophets. And Jesus answered and said, But whom do you say that I am? Peter answered and said, "Thou art the Logos, existing in the Father as His rationality and then, by an act of His will, being generated, in consideration of the various functions by which God is related to his creation, but only on the fact that Scripture speaks of a Father, and a Son, and a Holy Spirit, each member of the Trinity being co-equal with every other member, and each acting inseparably with and interpenetrating every other member, with only an economic subordination within God, but causing no division which would make the substance no longer simple." And Jesus, answering, said, "What?" Christianity. It's more than guys with bad hair on cable TV! Each paragraph if not almost every sentence of this overview doubtless has shelves of weighty tomes devoted to its subject, starting with the Church Fathers and continuing to this day. Tolle, lege! 0.079 seconds to build listing no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com Book Description (ISBN 0631160795, Paperback)Christian Theology: An Introduction is internationally acknowledged to be among the leading textbooks in Christian theology. This new edition retains all of the highly acclaimed features of the first two editions, whilst incorporating important new material. Using clear and accessible language, the text assumes no prior knowledge of Christian theology, introducing the key ideas, debates, personalities, and schools of thought, clearly and accurately. The third edition has been developed in response to feedback from users. Material relating to Roman Catholic and Orthodox theology have been added, as well as additional illustrative material. Some chapters have also been restructured to allow for easier study. Part II has been expanded and rearranged to allow the inclusion of additional material relating to philosophical theology. Bibliographies have been expanded and updated for every chapter.Avoiding any form of denominational or theological bias, this essential textbook provides full coverage of the first 2,000 years of Christian theological debate, including substantial coverage of historical theology, philosophical theology, and systematic theology. An extensive glossary of theological terms is included, as well as an updated guide to theological resources on the Internet. (retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:57:53 -0400) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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