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100 1 _aTowey, Anthony,
245 1 3 _aAn introduction to Christian theology :
260 _aUK
_bT&T Clark; 1st edition (August 29, 2013)
_c2013
300 _axviii, 537 pages :
_billustrations, maps ;
505 0 _aThoughtful conversation about God -- Genesis: God, creation and humanity -- The Torah: covenant, exodus and the law -- Nebi'im: prophets, kings and covenant -- Ketubim: priests, poets, wisdom -- Gospels: theology of Jesus as messiah -- The theology of the kingdom -- Death and resurrection -- The Jesus movement in the Acts of the Apostles -- Paul -- John as theologian -- Canon: scriptural basis of theology -- Kerygma to creeds -- Councils and controversy -- Ecclesiology: new Israel, new Jesus, new empire? -- Augustine, Anselm, Aquinas -- Sacraments -- Ecclesiology in three dimensions -- Theology 'versus' philosophy? -- Theology 'versus' science -- Theology 'versus' anthropology? -- Dialogues in different voices -- Dialogues in ethics -- Dialogues in faith -- Dialogue and the future.
520 _aBy introducing the reader to biblical, doctrinal and historical dimensions of Christianity, and by illustrating the same with selections from primary texts, this book will provide an excellent grounding in theology for both students of the discipline and the general reader.
650 0 _aTheology.
650 0 _aChristianity
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