The Christian Theology Reader - Brossura

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ISBN 10: 0631195858 ISBN 13: 9780631195856

Casa editrice: Blackwell Publishers, 1995

Riassunto

This reader is designed to make available some 280 seminal texts from the entire Christian tradition, from Ignatius of Antioch to the Catechism of the Catholic Church (1994), cross-referenced and indexed for ease of reference. All readings prior to 1800 have been specially translated for the purposes of this reader, to ensure consistency of translation and ease of reading in English. Each chapter includes an introduction outlining the main historical and theological issues, and identifying key issues and thinkers. Each individual reading is prefaced by an introduction, alerting the reader to its importance and context, and followed where necessary by notes on translation and interpretation. The book adopts the same user-friendly format which was a feature of the author's earlier volume "Christian Theology: An Introduction". The work includes a full glossary of theological terms and biographical details of theologians cited.

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Recensione:

"In a time when Christians are increasingly ignorant of our own traditions, McGrath′s efforts in his Introduction and this Reader are most welcome. Those who have found his Introduction a significant resource will undoubtedly also want to use his companion set of readings. Its great strength is the breadth of figures and topics treated, and we can hope that students who become acquainted with the riches in these brief selections will want to return to engage the primary sources in their fullness. Such engagements could offer an important sign of hope for Christianity′s future." L. Gregory Jones, Duke University, North Carolina

"This anthology of extracts from primary sources will prove extremely useful for teaching historical and systematic theology. It is essential that students use primary sources, and a compromise has to be reached between undue expectations and snippets which are too brief to help. In the light of the author′s introductions, the quotations are sufficiently substantial to be useful, yet remain within a compass which is realistic for undergraduate or theological college needs. I shall place it high on my book–lists for students". Anthony C. Thiselton, University of Nottingham

"The Christian Theology Reader brings the best primary sources to the theological inquirer." Gabriel Fackre, Andover Newton Theological School

L'autore:

Alister McGrath is Research Lecturer in Theology at Oxford University and Principal of Wycliffe Hall, Oxford.

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• Editore: Blackwell Publishers
• Data di pubblicazione: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0631195858
• ISBN 13: 9780631195856
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 544
• Redattore: McGrath Alister E.