Description
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.
Table of Contents
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
