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The Story of Christian Theology: Twenty Centuries of Tradition and Reform
Contributor(s): Olson, Roger E. (Author)
ISBN: 0830815058     ISBN-13: 9780830815050
Publisher: IVP Academic
OUR PRICE:   $64.35  
Product Type: Hardcover
Published: April 1999
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Annotation: In This Panoramic Work of Historical Theology Roger Olson vividly recounts the deeds and words of the apostolic fathers of the second century, the clash between the theological schools of Alexandria and Antioch, the epochal division between East and West, the revolutionary advent of the Reformation and much more -- right on up to the dazzling, sometimes dismaying fallout that has continued to shake Christians through the twentieth century. Through it all he highlights a common thread: a concern for salvation -- God's redemptive activity in forgiving and transforming sinful human beings. Evenhanded, refreshingly readable, impressive in its breadth and depth, The Story of Christian Theology is poised to become a standard historical theology textbook.
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BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Theology
- Religion | Christian Theology - History
Dewey: 230.09
LCCN: 99018734
Physical Information: 2.13" H x 6.41" W x 9.21" (2.74 lbs) 652 pages
Themes:
- Theometrics - Evangelical
- Religious Orientation - Christian
 
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Publisher Description:
  • Voted a 2000 Book of the Year by Christianity Today
  • Winner of a year 2000 ECPA Gold Medallion Award
History is made up of stories--narratives that recount the events, movements, ideas and lives that have shaped religions and nations. Theologian Roger Olson believes that the history of Christian theology should be told as such a story, one replete with thick plots, exciting twists, interesting people and fascinating ideas. In this panoramic work of historical theology Olson vividly recounts the deeds and words of the cultists and apostolic fathers of the second century, the clash between the theological schools of Alexandria and Antioch, the epochal division between East and West, the revolutionary advent of the Reformation and much more, right on up to the dazzling, sometimes dismaying fallout that has continued to shake Christians through the twentieth century. Through it all Olson detects and traces a common thread: a concern for salvation--God's redemptive activity in forgiving and transforming sinful human beings. Evenhanded, refreshingly readable, impressive in its breadth and depth, The Story of Christian Theology is poised to become a standard historical theology text.

Contributor Bio(s): Olson, Roger E.: - He is also coauthor of 20th-Century Theology: God the World in a Transitional Age and Who Needs Theology? An Invitation to the Study of God (both with Stanley J. Grenz), and of The Trinity (with Christopher A. Hall).