Advantages: Grand overview, great summary, good writing Disadvantages: Not enough attention to non-Western, non-mainstream ideas
...best single-volume broad-scope introductions to Christian theology available today. Currently in its second edition, it will most likely have more editions, and there are frequent reprintings of the edition as it continues to be a field-specific best seller in the English speaking academic and seminary communities. One of the things that makes this book such a useful text for teaching, reference and study is that is contains three primary sections ... ...Periods, Themes, and Personalities of Christian Theology 1. The Patristic Period: c.100-451 2. The Middle Ages and the Renaissance: c.1050-1500 3. The Reformation and Post-Reformation Periods: c.1500-1750 4. The Modern Period: c.1750-the Present Part II: Sources and Methods 5. Getting Started: Preliminaries 6. The Sources of Theology Part III: Christian Theology 7. The Doctrine of God 8. The Doctrine of the Trinity 9. The Doctrine of the Person of ...
frkurt 22.06.2004
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of Christian Theology: An Introduction - Alister E. McGrath
Advantages: Covers all of the necessary terms and ideas. Disadvantages: It's quite a long read.
...basic introduction and history of Christian theology and ideas.
2. As a reference resource in which key terms and ideas can found easily when necessary.
As a result of covering so much ground this book can be used as a resource in most Christian theology topics. It covers classical, medieval and modern theology. However, if for a better understanding of certain ideas and developments further research from other texts will be necessary. It is really ... ...to obtain a copy of this book from town and college libraries. If you are looking to purchase it, it is very good value for money. At full retail price it is around £20 but it can be found for much cheaper in many places especially on the internet. An excellent resource and excellent value for money. ...
red_irish 11.09.2005
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Advantages: Clear, concise and accurate Disadvantages: It is only an introduction
...find a cheaper and more useful introduction and can usually be found cheaper than its retail price while hunting around onthe internet. It is also a great companion to 'The Christian Theology Reader' which gives extracts on some of the topics breached in the Introduction.
Read it - enjoy it! ...
dmacook 16.06.2007
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