| Who Needs Theology?: An Invitation to the Study of God Contributor(s): Grenz, Stanley J. (Author), Olson, Roger E. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0830818782 ISBN-13: 9780830818785 Publisher: IVP Academic OUR PRICE: $21.78 Product Type: Paperback Published: August 1996 Annotation: To many Christians today theology means something alien, overly intellectual and unappealing. Even seminarians are known to balk at it. Yet theology - most simply, the knowledge of God - is essential to the life and health of the church. In Who Needs Theology? two theologians who care profoundly about the witness of ordinary Christians show what theology is, how every believer (earned degrees or not) is a theologian, what tools theology uses, and how lay - as well as professional - theologians can do better theology. This clear, eminently accessible book is ideal for students, church study groups and individual laypersons who want to enrich their discipleship through the riches of theology. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christian Theology - General - Religion | Theology - Religion | Christian Education - Adult |
| Dewey: 230.01 |
| LCCN: 96019405 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.5" W x 8.2" (0.40 lbs) 150 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Evangelical - Religious Orientation - Christian - Topical - Home Schooling |
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| Publisher Description: To many Christians theology is something alien, overly intellectual and wholly unappealing. Even seminary students are known to balk at the prospect of a course on theology. Yet theology--most simply, the knowledge of God--is essential to the life and health of the church. In this short introduction, Stanley Grenz and Roger Olson, two theologians who care deeply about the witness of ordinary Christians and the ministry of the church, show what theology is, what tools theology uses, why every believer (advanced degrees or not) is a theologian and how the theological enterprise can be productive and satisfying. Their clear, easily understood book is ideal for students, church study groups and individual Christians who want to strengthen understanding, belief and commitment by coming to know God more fully. |
Contributor Bio(s): Grenz, Stanley J.: - Stanley J. Grenz (1950-2005) taught theology at Carey/Regent College for many years. He wrote twenty-five books, including Rediscovering the Triune God: The Trinity in Contemporary Theology, The Social God and the Relational Self: A Trinitarian Theology of the Imago Dei, The Moral Quest: Foundations of Christian Ethics, Revisioning Evangelical Theology: A Fresh Agenda for the 21st Century and The Millennial Maze: Sorting Out Evangelical Options (IVP).Olson, Roger E.: - Roger E. Olson (Ph.D., Rice University) is professor of theology at George W. Truett Theological Seminary of Baylor University in Waco, Texas. He is the author of The Story of Christian Theology: Twenty Centuries of Tradition Reform, The Mosaic of Christian Belief: Twenty Centuries of Unity and Diversity and The Westminster Handbook to Evangelical Theology. Together they wrote 20th-Century Theology: God the World in a Transitional Age. |