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Theology
The Basic Readings

Alister E. McGrath (Edited by), AE McGrath (Author)

9781119158158, Wiley

Paperback / softback, published 26 January 2018

288 pages
20.8 x 13.7 x 2.5 cm, 0.295 kg

This highly successful and popular book is now available in a thoroughly expanded and updated new edition. Alister E. McGrath, one of the world’s leading theologians, provides readers with a concise and balanced introduction to Christianity as it has been interpreted by many of its greatest thinkers and commentators, from its beginning to the modern day.

Theology: The Basic Readings, 3rd Edition comprises sixty-eight readings spanning twenty centuries of Christian history. To help readers engage with the material, each reading is accompanied by an introduction, comments, study questions, and a helpful glossary of terms used by its author.

  • Readings are drawn from a broad theological spectrum and include both historical and contemporary, mainstream, and cutting-edge approaches
  • Uses the Apostles’ Creed as a framework to introduce readers to writings on key issues, such as faith, God, Jesus, creation, and salvation
  • Represents two thousand years of sustained critical reflection within western Christianity
  • Encourages readers to interact with each text and to engage with primary sources
  • Serves as an ideal companion to the bestselling, Theology: The Basics or as a standalone text

Theology: The Basic Readings, 3rd Edition is an essential guide to the topics, themes, controversies, and reflections on Christianity as they have been understood by many of its greatest commentators.

Acknowledgments ix

How to Use This Book xiii

How to Engage a Reading xvi

Christian Theology: A Historical Overview xviii

The Apostles’ Creed xxv

Chapter 1 Faith 1

Chapter 2 God 27

Chapter 3 Creation 47

Chapter 4 Jesus 70

Chapter 5 Salvation 94

Chapter 6 Spirit 118

Chapter 7 Trinity 140

Chapter 8 Church 162

Chapter 9 Sacraments 182

Chapter 10 Heaven 202

A Brief Glossary of Theological Terms 225

Sources of Readings 239

Index 245

Subject Areas: Religion & beliefs [HR]

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