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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
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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. --This text refers to the paperback edition.
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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.--This text refers to the paperback edition.
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Alister McGrath is a scholar and writer who is presently Andreas Idreos Professor of Science and Religion at Oxford University. After initial work in the natural sciences, McGrath moved into the field of Christian theology. He is best known for his definitive and widely used textbooks on Christian theology and his authoritative biography of C. S. Lewis. As a former atheist, McGrath is fascinated by the interaction of faith, science, and atheism, and writes regularly on these themes.
McGrath was born in Belfast in 1953, and holds both Irish and British citizenship. He lives in the Cotswolds near Oxford.
For McGrath's website, including details of his weekly Youtube postings and videos helping you use his theology textbooks, go to alistermcgrath.net
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5.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating Book showing Writings from many of the "Fathers' off Christian Theology.Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 25 June 2019
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I brought this a companion to the same author's book "Christian Theology: An Introduction (6th edition). It contains over 350 readings from more than 200 sources, including Justin Martyr, Clement of Alexandria, Tertullian, Augustine of Hippo, The Nicene Creed, The Apostle's Creed, and many many more. Like the companion book it covers subjects such as the sources of theology, the Doctrine of God, The Person of Christ, Salvation, Human nature and sin, the Church, The Last Things, and the Sacraments.
In this book we read what the early "Fathers" wrote, with explanations and questions for further study. It really is a fascinating read. Certainly gives plenty of food for thought.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful companion resource to McGrath's seminal theology textbookReviewed in the United Kingdom on 1 August 2017
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As a companion volume for McGrath's 'Christian Theology; An introduction' this book is an absolute essential. The basic format of each reading consists of a contextual introduction, the text itself, a summary and a number of study questions relating to the text. It is no exaggeration to say that this volume is detailed and comprehensive enough that it easily facilitates the ability for an individual to self teach to a very high standard.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent resource for study.Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 8 June 2018
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An excellent resource for the study of the Christian faith and helpful to use with a copy of the book Christian Theology by Alister McGrath. The author gives us the inspiration to want to study more.
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Really useful to have the texts readily to hand in one volume and excellent explanations to give context
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The most comprehensive book of its kind, the new edition of the Christian Theology Reader collects more than 360 readings that illuminate the key doctrines, point of views, intellectual developments, and theologies from various factions of Christian history.
Contains 361 readings, drawn from 233 different sources, spread throughout the 2,000 years of Christian history.
Exceptionally user-friendly: every reading is accompanied its own introduction, commentary, and study questions.
Now includes increased representation of Catholicism, Orthodoxy and women writers.
A new section provides a "bird's-eye" view of the historical development of Christian theology, allowing users to locate a reading against its historical context.
Additional lecturer resources are available at the accompanying website: www.blackwellpublishing.com/mcgrath. (less)
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Published September 1st 2006 by Blackwell Publishers (first published January 1st 1995)
Original TitleThe Christian Theology Reader
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Tung
Jan 16, 2012Tung rated it really liked it
Shelves: christian-seminary
This textbook is not a stand-alone text, but an accompanying reader – i.e. it does not explain any theological doctrines, but rather provides a tremendous sampling of the writings of various theologians throughout history on a variety of topics. We get to read excerpts from the earliest theologians like Origen and Iraeneus, to theologians from the Middle Ages like Augustine and Aquinas, to philosophers like Locke and Pascal, to contemporary theologians like J.I. Packer. They cover all of the essentials of Christian theology from theology to Scripture to Christology to salvation to eschatology. In addition to providing the excerpts, McGrath includes a few sentences highlighting the important doctrinal points being made in the excerpt and/or the excerpt’s historical relevance. McGrath even includes follow-up questions to ensure comprehension of the text. Overall, I enjoyed the variety in the chosen readings, and found the excerpt summaries eminently useful. Recommended. (less)
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Jennifer
Apr 16, 2014Jennifer rated it really liked it · review of another edition
I read about 70 of the selections. This book has many primary sources that would be helpful in understanding theological issues. Each selection has an introduction and commentary afterwards. Sometimes the commentary is more helpful than the selection. This is because many of the selections are short excerpts and the comments are an explanation of the whole piece of writing,
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Steve Irby
Jul 03, 2021Steve Irby rated it liked it
Shelves: 2018
I just finished "The Christian Theology Reader," by Alister McGrath.
It was really a great book. I found Augustine as the sane voice between Tertullian and Justin Martyr in the discussion of Hellenistic philosophy in Christianity. Tertullian was totally against it and Justin was all for it. Augustine was for using it like a spoil of war but to be uses correctly. Then Augustine seems to set out to contradict this viewpoint by resurrecting Plato with his unspecified statements of God being immutable and impassable. It would have done his arguments a world of good to preface his comments with "ontologically," because as we can see in scripture, economically, God does change and feel pain. (Awaiting my friends who take issue with the aforementioned statement to send me nasty texts.) (less)
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Toria
Mar 20, 2021Toria rated it really liked it
Shelves: theology
Good collection of writings by theologians from over the many years of the Christian church. Everything is grouped in chapters by topic and there are lots of references to help find other related writings in the book. There are descriptions, summaries, and questions for each writing provided.
It is a hard read, in that, it is very in-depth.
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Kristi Stewart Elliott
Apr 04, 2020Kristi Stewart Elliott rated it it was amazing
Excellent source for original Christian texts, but in an accessible way.
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Bret James Stewart
Nov 14, 2013Bret James Stewart rated it really liked it
I need to preface this review by saying I do not like this type of book. Readers contain snippets of various works so you can get a feel for various issues on a given subject--theology, in this case. As usual, there is not enough room to really get a feel for the information, so you have to go and find the original if you want to do anything beyond skimming the surface. All the readers I have were bought because I had to for school. The only thing I use them for is padding out bibliographies for papers. Okay, that' s enough of front matter.
McGrath has done an average or slightly above average job on this book. He generally provides pro and con views of a matter, which is fairly standard. His selections are mostly acceptable, and it is easy to find information. Frankly, what else is there to do? I rank it four stars for being a decent example of what it is. It is not spectacular, but it is better than some I have seen. I fault it for assuming Roman Catholic dogma/doctrine represents Christianity, and I fault it because I just don't like it. (less)
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Jeff Elliott
Feb 19, 2014Jeff Elliott rated it really liked it
Shelves: bible-interp-theology
Given I only read 73 of the 300+ sections but they were the 73 that were assigned from class. This book is a collection of some of the greatest minds, thinkers and theologians in the history of Christianity. The downside is some of the selections are very short; so short, in fact, that they don't so much other than the introduction to each section does. The reality is that it is too expensive for publishers to use larger excerpts and I understand that but at some point it's not worth printing short sections at all. Overall, this is great introductory material including some very important pieces. (less)
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Pamela Tucker
Aug 08, 2010Pamela Tucker rated it it was amazing
If one is learning Catholism and Theological terms this is the book for you. It begins with the Roman Catholic Fathers and ends in the Modern Technological age with stress on Liberalism Theology.
It has some really good points, but there are some typo's and a couple of strange sentence structures claiming oneself to be a god. I do not think they meant for it to come out that way but the sentence actually states this.
Generally it is a very thick book and comes with the Christian Theology which one can use this for reference to actually writings of quotes used by the theologians for the past 2000 years. (less)
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Christopher Porter
Sep 16, 2007Christopher Porter rated it really liked it
An expansive and somewhat representative collection of excerpts from the most important Christian theologians. Much to be preferred to the companion Christian Theology: An Introduction, which I found to have a number of weaknesses. The presentation of apatheia seems to misunderstand the intent of the doctrine entirely. The author also has a fondness for the "Suffering God" theology that Moltmann made popular, which may account for the poor account of apatheia. (less)
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Kathleen Dixon
Oct 30, 2011Kathleen Dixon rated it really liked it
Shelves: religion-and-spirituality
This is an excellent "reader" which gives comprehensive coverage of theologians' writings on all the areas that theologians have ever talked through, agonised over, and written about. It's very clearly set out, and has succinct explanations before each quoted text so that the reader doesn't have to struggle with the jargon but can get right into struggling with what the theologians were saying. (less)
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Kimberly
May 22, 2012Kimberly rated it liked it · review of another edition
Shelves: at-hand
Not as helpful as other theology books. But has good quotes from various sources on different theological issues. Includes such authors as Karl Barth, St. Augustine, John Calvin, Justin Martyr, Thomas Aquinas, Rene Descartes, and Sallie McFague. Includes the Nicene and Apostles' Creeds, and the Westminister Confession of Faith. (less)
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John
Jun 13, 2015John rated it it was amazing
This is an excellent resource for those who want to sample the primary sources of theology who simply don't have the time or inclination to collect and read hundreds of books. The selections are diverse and fair and will hopefully compel readers to dig deeper into the subjects that interests them while doing theology. (less)
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Chet Duke
Jan 20, 2016Chet Duke rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
Shelves: theology, history-biography
This was our readings textbook for Systematic Theology. Awesome! I dont know how McGrath has time to put something like this together! He not only presents the material with brief introductions, but each section provides summaries and study questions. I plan to keep this book for a long time.
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