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Christian Theological Tradition, The (2nd Edition)
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Average Rating:  out of 3 Reviews
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Price: $80.60
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Sale: $34.00
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Manufacturer: Prentice Hall
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EAN (European Article Number): 9780130991676
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: University of St. Thomas::Catherine A. Cory::David T. Landry
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Publisher: Prentice Hall
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Edition: 2
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Dewey Decimal Number: 230.2
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Publication Date: 2002-07-06
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Reading Level: 436
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Description: For one-semester, undergraduate-level courses in Introduction to Theology or History of the Christian Tradition. This text helps students acquire a basic theological literacy in key persons and events of the Bible and the Christian faith, and in Christianity's encounter with culture at large. Historically arranged, it also addresses five major themes of systematic theology: revelation, God, creation, Jesus, and church.
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Customer Reviews
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Review Summary: Useful and Accessible ... A Hidden Treasure |
Date: 2008-11-22 |
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Details: This is perhaps the best book I have seen for getting to grips with the **fundamentals** of Christian theology, history and tradition, from the Catholic perspective.
When I was doing theology at university, I found it far more helpful than many other books. Simple without being simplistic, I felt it brought the most essential elements to the fore, in an exceptionally clear, useful and accessible way.
There appear to be numerous much more well known books (e.g. McBrien's Catholicism)of a similar nature. I find it a shame that this very fine effort does not seem so readily available to people, like hidden treasure waiting to be discovered ...
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Review Summary: A wealth of information from a critical but appreciative perspective |
Date: 2006-02-04 |
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Details: First, the other reviewer decided to pan the book based on the book using the terms BCE/CE rather than BC/AD in order to be more accessible in places to readers who are not Christian. Let that narrow-mindedness speak for the review.
The book is a veritable wealth of information on Scripture and Christian history from a decidedly Catholic perspective. Each chapter is written by a national scholar in the field, with an eye to material being useful for entry level college students. Many of the chapters are engaging, replete with maps and art, and all are information rich. Anyone wanting a good introduction to the story of the God's interaction with the world from a Catholic Christian perspective will appreciate this book. I've taught with it many times and it has always been well-appreciated. |
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Review Summary: Their "Christian Theology" is 'ashamed of Christ' |
Date: 2005-11-18 |
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Details: ...and what kind of 'Christian' theology is that? BCE? CE? Gosh, don't let's go and stir up controversy by engaging in the global convention of BC/AD, you know, that 'Christ' and 'year of Our Lord' stuff, especially not in a mandatory introduction to _Christian_ theology written by, one hopes, ostensible Christians for students who are not exactly being forced to attend an ostensibly Christian college.
If you teachers of Christian theology are ashamed of the whole Christ thing, then switch to sociology. For Christ's sake, eh? Do Jews shy away from saying that Jesus was not the Messiah, or Muslims from claiming that Jesus was (but) a prophet and not the Son of God?
Why then must professional Christians, paid to teach Christianity, at a Christian school, shrink away from the most fundamental claim of Christianity, i.e. that Jesus is the Christ who so changed the world that time is divided into an 'after' and a 'Before' Christ? |
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