The Christian Theology Reader - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0470654848 ISBN 13: 9780470654842

Publisher: Blackwell Pub, 2011

Synopsis

This bestselling volume is now available in a fully updated and expanded fourth edition, bringing together 378 readings, drawn from over 230 sources, and charting 2,000 years of Christian history.

• Each reading is accompanied by its own introduction, commentary and study questions, and illustrates a key doctrine, point of view, intellectual development, or theological landmark
• Includes several new readings on religion and science, an expanded coverage of feminist theological voices, extracts from radical Protestant perspectives, and more contemporary theology
• Features additional writers, including: Pope Benedict XVI, John Polkinghorne, John Milbank, Elizabeth A. Johnson, and John Yoder
• May be used as a stand-alone volume, or alongside Christian Theology: An Introduction, 5^th edition for a complete overview of the subject
• Accompanied by a fully revised and expanded website, available on publication, featuring useful instructor and student resources, including study questions and answers, quizzes, podcast lecturers from Alister McGrath, and multiple choice questions; visit www.wiley.com/go/mcgrath for more details

About this title

About the Author

Alister E. McGrath is Head of the Centre for Theology, Religion & Culture, and Professor of Theology, Ministry, and Education at King's College, London. A world-acclaimed theologian, he is the author of numerous books including Christian Theology: An Introduction 5^th edition (2011), Science and Religion, 2nd edition (2010), Theology: The Basics, 2^nd edition (2007), and Dawkins' God: Genes, Memes and the Meaning of Life (2004), all published by Wiley-Blackwell.

Key features of this popular reader include:

• Each reading illustrates a key doctrine, point of view, intellectual development, or theological landmark
• Every reading is accompanied by its own introduction, commentary and study questions
• New material includes several readings on religion and science, an expanded coverage of feminist theological voices, extracts from radical Protestant perspectives, and more contemporary theology
• Features additional writers, including: Pope Benedict XVI, John Polkinghorne, John Milbank, Elizabeth A. Johnson, and John Yoder

This user-friendly volume is also accompanied by a fully revised and expanded website, packed with ideal resources for students. The new edition of the Reader may be used as a stand-alone volume, or alongside Christian Theology: An Introduction, 5^th edition for a complete overview of the subject.

Edition details

• Publisher: Blackwell Pub
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0470654848
• ISBN 13: 9780470654842
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 608
• Editor: McGrath Alister E.