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The Christian Theology Reader
from: Blackwell Publishers
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 230
EAN: 9780631206378
Edition: 2nd
ISBN: 063120637X
Label: Blackwell Publishers
Manufacturer: Blackwell Publishers
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 707
Publication Date: 2001-01
Publisher: Blackwell Publishers
Studio: Blackwell Publishers
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Editorial Review:
This Reader brings together 324 seminal texts of Christian theology, drawn from more than 200 different sources throughout the two thousand years of Christian history.
- Follows the same structure as its companion volume, Christian Theology: An Introduction, or it can easily be used as a freestanding resource.
- Contains more classical and multicultural readings to supplement the wide-ranging collection of the first edition.
- Features updated study panels, introductions to every reading, bibliographies, a substantially revised and expanded glossary and study questions, as well as full cross-referencing.
- Includes a new section on 'Theological Resources on the Internet'.
- Won a Christianity Today book award in its first edition.
More details on the third edition of The Christian Theology Reader can be found on the following website: http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/mcgrath
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - A Step Up
This book is a great resource for theology study and research. Alister Mcgrath has written a book that it a step above most theoloy texts.
Rating: - Essential for Everyone
Even if you know nothing about Christianity, upon finishing this anthology you will know all of the major debates and ideas that have been the foundation of the religion. I would recommend this book to everyone, for all should be educated about the world's major religions, like Christianity and Islam, which have billions of followers worldwide. This book is very easy to read and the selections are short, yet very informative. Their are also study questions and summarizations for extra knowledge. ... Read More
Rating: - Christian Theology an Introduction
The most impressive part of the context is the laying down a foundation for the readers and students to acquire the necessary backbround of the Christian theology in order for them to have comprehensive understanding of the main part, the Christian theology. By means of attrackting the readers with the Christian history which is related to the main core of this book, the writer of this book gets the reader to challenge to the rest of the parts, that is the goal of the reader to get to the deepest spot ... Read More
Rating:  - Recovering Patristic Memory& Keeping up with postmodernity
An Orthodox' Testemonial:
I used this companion book for the last few years, with great satisfaction. A good compendium, with an accessible roaster of carefully selected writings from the early Church Fathers to the contemporary theological acadimia, that exposes the full spectrum of Christian theological thought, from east to west. The book is synchronized with its topically systematized pluralistic coverage of the development of Christian theology. Even if intended as a text book, it is a good ... Read More
Rating: - Good Compilation of Sections of Theological Writings
This book is a compilation of theological writings from the early Church Fathers to the Modern 20th century. The book is systematized into topical categories such as "The Nature of God," or "Last Things," etc.
Each section contains a series of writings which range from early to more recent. However, prior to each segment of writings, McGrath writes a small introduction describing the work, the author, the setting, etc. For instance, from the section titled "The Doctrine of ... Read More
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