Christian History: An Introduction 1st Edition

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The text has easy to understand and well-organized sections which contribute to a basic understanding of the concepts presented. All bias and slant are articulated early on and are not present overtly in the sections.

This book makes history very simple to understand. It is well organized and will help anyone looking to learn about the history of the Christian Church.

I found this very distracting. For example, a section regarding the Cristero War in Mexico is immediately followed by section on Sigmund Freud. Given the wide variety of material covered by this survey, some skipping around is probably unavoidable, but the amount seems excessive (especially compared to some other books I've read on the subject). Other than this issue, the book was enjoyable and informative.

Just a brilliant read especially for those who are theologically minded. As a Christian this books provides a comprehensive overview of our faith.

excellent intro

Good condition.

Alister McGrath's "Christian Theology: An Introduction" appears to be part historical, part systematic theology. It contains many of the features of a systematic theology. It covers prolegomena as well as the doctrines of God, the Trinity, Christ, Salvation, Human Nature, the Church, the Sacraments, and Last things. However, the first part presents a fairly brief overview of the different periods of Christian theology, beginning with the Patristic Period and ending with the Modern Period (which McGrath considers to be from 1750 to the present).Combining historical and systematic theology isn't bad and is in fact necessary if one is not to think that Christian doctrines somehow arrived full-blown, as if by magic. However, one of the dangers is trying to do too much in a limited space. In reading through "Christian Theology" I found myself amazed at how little space was devoted to a variety of important and in many cases controversial doctrines. For example, the sections on the sacraments and "last things" are too brief to do any justice to the variety of views considered.

It was good for my course. I haven’t read it much outside my course but definitely a helpful academic resource

Always can trust McGrath to put a complex subject into order and useful for essay writing!

Arrived very quickly in good order. The book is a great read for understanding Christian history.

Very useful book for the theology student, but a good read too

really helpfully split into shortish sections.readable and great for any beginner!