Title: Christian theology : an introduction /
Authors: McGrath, Alister E., 1953-
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell,
Year: 2011
Subjects: Theology, Doctrinal.
Abstract: "Alister McGrath's Christian Theology: An Introduction is one of the most internationally-acclaimed and popular Christian theology textbooks in use today. This 5th edition has been completely revised, and now features new and extended material, numerous additional illustrations, and companion resources, ensuring it retains its reputation as the ideal introduction to Christian theology. The revised 5th edition includes: Entirely new sections exploring Copernicanism and Darwinism Extended discussions of Augustine's doctrine of creation, Trinitarian theologies of religion, and the relation of Christianity to other faiths A number of additional illustrations and student-friendly features throughout Retains the chapter structure of the 4th edition, ensuring compatability with earlier editions and courses based on these A fully updated website available at www.wiley.com/go/mcgrath, featuring new student resources such as study questions and additional lectures from Alister McGrath Retaining its successful structure, but now expanded and updated to reflect invaluable reader feedback, Alister McGrath's Christian Theology offers an unparalleled introduction to the concepts and key developments of 2,000 years of Christian thought. It may be used as a stand-along volume, or alongside The Christian Theology Reader, 4th edition for a complete overview of the subject"--
Contents: List of illustrations -- Preface -- To the student : how to use this book -- To the teacher : how to use this book -- Acknowledgments -- PART I. Landmarks : periods, themes and personalities of Christian theology -- 1. The patristic period, c.100-c.700 -- 2. The Middle Ages and the Renaissance, c.700-c.1500 -- 3. The age of Reformation, c.1500-c.1750 -- 4. The modern period, c.1750 to the present -- PART II. Sources and methods -- 5. Getting started : preliminaries -- 6. The sources of theology -- 7. Knowledge of God : natural and revealed -- 8. Philosophy and theology : dialogue and debate -- PART III. Christian theology -- 9. The doctrine of God -- 10. The doctrine of the Trinity -- 11. The doctrine of the person of Christ -- 12. Faith and history : the christological agenda of modernity -- 13. The doctrine of salvation in Christ -- 14. The doctrines of human nature, sin, and grace -- 15. The doctrine of the church -- 16. The doctrine of the sacraments -- 17. Christianity and the world religions -- 18. The last things : the Christian hope -- A glossary of theological terms -- Sources of citations -- Acknowledgments of figures -- Index