Covering the nature of God, the person of Christ, and the work of the Holy Spirit, Oden's masterful study emphasizes the ecumenical common ground of theological doctrine. Faithful to biblical teaching and classical tradition, his direct, provocative approach articulates the concerns of pastors, teachers, seminarians, and thoughtful laypersons. An indispensable reference at an irresistible price! 1561 pages total, three hardcovers from Hendrickson.
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5 out of 5 stars
Reviewed by Lorrie (Pueblo, CO), May 28, 2009
Excellent resource for academic or devotional reading. This series is very well written. I started to highlight important thoughts and ideas and soon realized I was highlighting almost the entire text! This is well worth the investment.
5 out of 5 stars
Reviewed by David Hancart (Belgium), January 08, 2009
Great value, very deep for a thrilling price... helps a lot for writing research papers... a must have for every bible scholar
5 out of 5 stars
Reviewed by David Alderson (Annville, PA), November 05, 2008
The price was amazing and delivery quick. You cannot pass up this opportunity to get these great resources at this great of a price. Thomas Oden is challenging yet easy to read compared to some of the theology books I've studied. Highly recommend!
5 out of 5 stars
Reviewed by Tom Cunningham (W. Haverstraw, NY), July 04, 2008
I can only review Volume 1, as I bought it by itself from the "slightly damaged" discount page(I would have rated it Near Fine if selling it, it looked great to me). As my first experience with a book on ST, it was, quite simply, exactly what I was looking for. A wonderful book, very readable. I've already started passing it around my group. Now if someone would just drop the right box of books, maybe I can get the rest of the set.
4.5 out of 5 stars
Reviewed by Fernando D. Saravi (Argentina), September 27, 2007
I found this work quite useful for my systematic theology lectures at our Bible School. One of the strengths of Oden's Systematic Theology is the attention it pays to the historical development of doctrine. It does justice to the variety of Christian traditions.
The three-volume set may scare quite a few, don't be discouraged! It is simultaneously well documented and easy (even fun) to read, and the major subjects are presented in an appropriate sequence, mostly based on a Trinitarian approach. The only odd thing I noticed is that while the author seems to lean towards genuine, historical Arminianism (certainly not semi-Pelagianism or the like) he nowhere states it with so many words. Otherwise, strongly recommended!
4.5 out of 5 stars
Reviewed by Daniel Hixon (Lafayette, La), August 10, 2007
This is an excellent work. Oden sifts through the entire Christian tradition to offer the core of the faith, as it is held in consensus across all churches/denominations and periods of history. He references all of the classical theologians continuously in addition to citing Scripture. This systematic theology really is "mere Christianity" the way the whole church has always believed the faith "once deliverd to the saints".
My only complaint is that there are a number of editorial mistakes in the Scriptural or theological citations. Usually it is just the wrong chapter or verse number and is pretty easy to figure out what he really means if you are familiar with the Bible, but sometimes I am at a loss. The editors should have gone through all those references more carefully before publishing it.
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