Product Description: Alister McGrath’s internationally-acclaimed Christian Theology: An Introduction is one of the most widely used textbooks in Christian theology. Fully revised and featuring lots of new material, this fourth edition provides an unparalleled introduction to 2,000 years of Christian thought.
A fully revised new edition of the bestselling introductory textbook in Christian theology
Features new sections on monastic schools of theology, the English Reformation, and Radical Orthodoxy
Includes increased discussion of women in the early Church, feminist theology, Eastern Orthodox theology and history, and Catholic teachings on the Doctrine of the Church
Incorporates user-friendly key terms sections, and study questions
Supported by a website at www.blackwellpublishing.com/mcgrath, containing additional lecturer resources.
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Christian Theology This is a well-written book. It follows Christian Theology from pre-Greek to modern times. It has all the early prophets and philosophers with excerpts and interesting commentary. It is a good read for any one interested in Theology.
Great content, mediocre writing This book is monumental in scope. I have never ran across anything quite like it. It basically covers the entire history of Christian thought. Everything is touched on, all the theological questions you could shake a stick at (and then some). Not all are dealt with intricately, but the author tells us (rightly) that this would be impossible. I want to be clear on this: this is the most balanced, objective, thorough treatment of Christian thought I have ever encountered. But...
The writing is awful. Someone needs to come in with a scythe and mow down all the unnecessary sentences. The work is plagued by repetition and vague sentences. It should be 50 (maybe more) pages less, which would increase readers' attention while reading (I tend to zone off when I start reading a line I can finish myself). No doubt McGrath has a mass of knowledge, but please, someone edit this!
But, if used more of a reference (which, perhaps, it is best used as - I am in the process of reading it straight through), these problems are diminished.
I would definitely recommend this though. The negatives come no where close to the positives.
reads like a textbook, but a balanced perspective on Christian theology For introductory level theology courses, this is THE go-to book. The Oxonian does well in describing the development of theology, in giving criticisms, and counter-criticisms, and in bringing the reader to the contemporary debates that have arisen recently. My major complaint is that it is hard to stay with; the reading is laborious (if not boring), and has little value beyond an academic level. But alas! it is a textbook, not a popular read. If you are only going to read one book on Christian theology, this should be in the running.
Christian Theology: An Introduction 3rd Edition A clear and indepth look at Theology through its historical setting. McGrath is clear and precise. A must have for the pastoral library.
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