Christian Theology: An Introduction

Well written book, primary source for a class at United Theological Seminar (on line class.)

I like this book a lot. I would recommend to those interested in evangelism, and apologetics. It has a good summary of the history of Christianity and the history of the churches, as well as their doctrines.

Read for class at church on education about Christianity. Interesting and well written, good reference.

I am a missionary professor in Brazil, and I purchase Kindle editions to avoid lugging around hundreds of books. I purchase Kindles editions and then give the paper editions to my students. I purchased the Kindle edition of Christian theology today, in order to verify a quote from McGrath on original guilt, cited as page 400. Without pagination, this edition is USELESS for academic research and writing.

I really liked this overview, I don't agree with all the theology in it but the Author did a great job being fair and presenting much of the material in its historical context instead of treating it like the prescriptive truth. If you are in search of a brief yet valuable overview of western Christian theology this book will do very well for that. The writing is very easily accessible. Although some of the topics covered are inherently challenging, the author does as good a job as possible in outlining everything to give the reader the best opportunity to grasp the real root of the theological debates that formed Christian theology. There is a companion book "The Christina Theological Reader." which quotes original sources. This book goes great with it, however, it's not annoying in that it constantly references the Reader. I would recommend his Reader also. It helps fill the ideas out in the author's own words, which is invaluable.

Great seller, arrived in good shape and timely fashion. Everything we expected. Would buy again!

I wish I had discovered this invaluable book years ago. McGrath touches nearly all the bases, with clarity and authority. In the next edition, he might develop his brief discussion of Intelligent Design theory more fully, as he misses much of its case. Likewise, he seems unaware of the serious critiques of Darwinism - by scientists, not creationists. Also, some greater discussion of the reliability of NT authorship, integrity of the texts, and later editing would be a useful addition. If we are unsure we are looking at the original texts, how sure can we be of the theology derived from them?

I found this book easy to read, especially compared to some others I have read. It puts theology in terms that are easy to understand. I like the systematic approach compared to an historical approach.