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This revised and updated An Introduction to Christian Theology invites readers into the journey of Christian theology through a biblical, historical, and thematic presentation that is attentive to contemporary context. Comprehensive in scope, the book provides tools (a glossary, sidebars, diagrams, images) to aid understanding and application.
List of contents
Part I. Introduction to Theology: 1. What is theology?; 2. The critical context of theology today; Part II. Key Themes of Christian Theology: 3. Revelation and knowledge of God; 4. A tale of two theisms; 5. The triune God; 6. The world as creation; 7. Humanity in the image of God and the disfigurement of sin; 8. The problem of evil and the question of theodicy; 9. The identity and person of Jesus Christ; 10. The reconciling work of Jesus Christ; 11. The person and work of the Holy Spirit; 12. Dimensions of salvation; 13. The church and its mission; 14. Christianity in a global context; 15. Hope and the future; Part III. Historical Survey of Christian Theology: 16. Theology in the patristic era (c. 100-500); 17. Theology in the middle ages (c. 500-1400); 18. Theology in the Reformation period (c. 1400-1700); 19. Theology in modernity (c. 1700-1960); 20. Theology in the contemporary period (c. 1960-present).
About the author
Richard J. Plantinga is Professor of Religion at Calvin University. He is editor of Christianity and Plurality: Classic and Contemporary Readings (1999) and co-editor of Christianity and Religious Plurality: Historical and Global Perspectives (2016).Thomas R. Thompson is Professor of Religion at Calvin University. He is editor of The One in the Many: Christian Identity in a Multicultural World (1998).Matthew D. Lundberg is Director of the de Vries Institute for Global Faculty Development and Professor of Religion at Calvin University. He is the co-editor of Thinking Theologically about Mass Incarceration (2017) and author of Christian Martyrdom and Christian Violence (2021).
Summary
This revised and updated An Introduction to Christian Theology invites readers into the journey of Christian theology through a biblical, historical, and thematic presentation that is attentive to contemporary context. Comprehensive in scope, the book provides tools (a glossary, sidebars, diagrams, images) to aid understanding and application.
