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The Christian Theology Reader

McGrath, Alister E.

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5. Auflage Oktober 2016
632 Seiten, Softcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd

ISBN: 978-1-118-87438-7
John Wiley & Sons

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Regarded as the leading text in Christian theology for the last 25 years, Alister E. McGrath's The Christian Theology Reader is now available in a new 5th edition featuring completely revised and updated content.
* Brings together more than 350 readings from over 200 sources that chart 2,000 years of Christian history
* Situates each reading within the appropriate historical and theological context with its own introduction, commentary, and study questions
* Includes new readings on world Christianity and feminist, liberation, and postcolonial theologies, as well as more selections by female theologians and theologians from the developing world
* Contains additional pedagogical features, such as new discussion questions and case studies, and a robust website with new videos by the author to aid student learning
* Designed to function as a stand-alone volume, or as a companion to Christian Theology: An Introduction, 6th edition, for a complete overview of the subject

Preface xv

Approaching the Readings xvii

To the Student: How to Use This Book xix

To the Teacher: How to Use This Book xxi

Video Resources for This Textbook xxiii

The Development of Christian Theology: An Historical Overview xxv

Acknowledgments xxxi

1 Getting Started: Preliminaries 1

Introduction 2

For Further Reading 66

2 The Sources of Theology 67

Introduction 68

For Further Reading 148

3 The Doctrine of God 150

Introduction 151

For Further Reading 219

4 The Person of Christ 221

Introduction 222

For Further Reading 280

5 Salvation in Christ 281

Introduction 282

For Further Reading 336

6 Human Nature, Sin, and Grace 338

Introduction 339

For Further Reading 394

7 The Church 395

Introduction 396

For Further Reading 442

8 The Sacraments 443

Introduction 444

For Further Reading 488

9 Christianity and Other Religions 490

Introduction 491

For Further Reading 528

10 The Last Things 529

Introduction 530

For Further Reading 563

A Glossary of Theological Terms 565

Sources of Readings 572

For Further Study: Additional Collections of Readings 583

Index 585
Alister E. McGrath is Andreas Idreos Professor of Science and Religion at Oxford University, UK. He is regarded as one of the world's leading theologians and is the author of some of the world's most widely used theological textbooks, including the bestselling Christian Theology: An Introduction (Wiley Blackwell, 2016), now in its sixth edition. He is in constant demand as a speaker at conferences throughout the world. In addition to major academic works and textbooks, he is the author of the highly acclaimed award winning biography, C. S. Lewis: A Life (2013), and The Big Question: Why Can't We Stop Talking about Science, Faith, and God (2015), nominated by Library Journal as one of the best religious books of 2015.

A. E. McGrath, University of Oxford, UK