Introduction to Christian Theology (el. knyga) (skaityta knyga) | knygos.lt

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- Introduces readers to the biblical foundations and key methodological questions for theology: faith and reason, the nature of religious authority, the place of experience, revelation, Scripture and tradition, orthodoxy and heresy, and the importance of context (both historical and geographical) - Provides a comprehensive overview of all the major doctrinal topics (loci) of the Christian faith (the Trinity, Christology, pneumatology, soteriology, ecclesiology, eschatology, etc.), with emphasis on their coherence and interdependence - Highlights the most important issues currently being debated within each topic (including perspectives from black, feminist, postcolonial, queer and other theologies) - Profiles the major theologians who have contributed to each topic, offering a broader perspective on the angles taken by distinct figures in the history of theology - Encourages readers to think theologically in connection with contemporary questions, e.g. the local vs. the global, issues of gender, race, ecology and the theology of religions - Adopts a balanced, ecumenical approach, looking at the contributions of all the major branches of the Church to the inheritance of theology today, and demonstrating the breadth and richness of Christian tradition