The Story of Christian Theology Twenty Centuries of Tradition & Reform
Olson, Roger E.
The Story of Christian Theology Twenty Centuries of Tradition & Reform Roger E. Olson - U.S.A. InterVarsity Press 1999 - 652tr. hardcover, illustrations 24cm
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.
9780830815050
Theology, Doctrinal -- History
Church history
Christian Theology
230.09 / O42-R72
The Story of Christian Theology Twenty Centuries of Tradition & Reform Roger E. Olson - U.S.A. InterVarsity Press 1999 - 652tr. hardcover, illustrations 24cm
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.
9780830815050
Theology, Doctrinal -- History
Church history
Christian Theology
230.09 / O42-R72