Theology: The Basic Readings

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, 3^rd 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, 3^rd 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.

Avainsanat: christian writings; christian literature; christian theology; christian tradition; the nature of faith; revelation; word of god; faith and reason; augustine of hippo; vincent of lerins; john calvin; karl barth; emil brunner; paul tillich; c. s. lewis; john paul II; on theology and secular philosophy; athenagoras of athens; thomas acquinas; jnrgen moltmann; hans urs von balthasar; elizabeth a. johnson; sarah coakley; the christian god; suffering of god; feminist god; giovanni pico della mirandola; jonathan edwards; william paley; john henry newman; g. k. chesterton; dorothy l. sayers; john polinghorne; natural religion; doctrine of creation; creation of evil; creation and science; martin kShler; historical jesus