An introduction to the history of Christian thought. This book aims to introduce you to historical theology as an important and interesting subject. This book aims to pack as much useful information into a single volume as is realistically possible, using approaches which have been tried and tested in classrooms. This book makes use of some material already presented in the bestselling work Christian Theology: An Introduction, which has been reconfigured for the specific purpose of introducing students to the discipline of historical theology. Although much new material has been added, the basic approach and some contents of this earlier work have been retained.
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Reviewed by Bob (Ankara, Turkey), July 16, 2002
Excellent layout (narrative summaries followed by ‘case studies’ with textual extracts).
Particularly good coverage of modern Theological trends.
However a bit spotty elsewhere. Not a single mention of the Dutch Theologian Jacob Arminius. In dealing with the nature of the Eucharist, McGrath provides good, balanced coverage of “Transubstantiation” (Fourth Lateran Council), “Consubstantiation” (Luther) and “the thing that is signified is effected by the sign” (Calvin). But, he short shrifts Ulrich Zwingli in not mentioning a single example of “the innumerable passages in Scripture where the word ‘is’ means ‘signifies’”.
My recommendation? Read McGrath for his excellent coverage of modern trends. Read Roger Olson’s “The Story of Christian Theology” for the rest.
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