Practicing Christian Doctrine - An Introduction to Thinking and Living Theologically

Beth Felker Jones

ISBN 10: 1540965147 / ISBN 13: 9781540965141

Verlag: Baker Publishing Group, US, 2023

Beschreibung

This introductory theology text helps students articulate basic Christian doctrines, think theologically so they can act Christianly in a diverse world, and connect Christian thought to their everyday lives of faith.Written from a solidly evangelical yet ecumenically aware perspective, this book models a way of doing theology that is generous and charitable. It attends to history and contemporary debates and features voices from the global church. Sidebars made up of illustrative quotations, key Scripture passages, classic hymn texts, and devotional poetry punctuate the chapters.The first edition of this book has been well received (over 25,000 copies sold). Updated and revised throughout, this second edition also includes a new section on gender and race as well as new end-of-chapter material connecting each doctrine to a spiritual discipline.

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers LU-9781540965141

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: Practicing Christian Doctrine - An Introduction to Thinking and Living Theologically
• Verlag: Baker Publishing Group, US
• Erscheinungsjahr: 2023
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 1540965147
• ISBN-13: 9781540965141
• Einband: Paperback
• Auflage: 2nd ed.
• Zustand: New
• Abmessungen: 15,24B x 1,63 H x 22,86 T Zentimeter Breite: 15,24 cm, Höhe: 1,63 cm, Tiefe: 22,86 cm
• Gewicht: 666 Gramm

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Inhaltsangabe

This introductory theology text helps students articulate basic Christian doctrines, think theologically so they can act Christianly in a diverse world, and connect Christian thought to their everyday lives of faith.

Written from a solidly evangelical yet ecumenically aware perspective, this book models a way of doing theology that is generous and charitable. It attends to history and contemporary debates and features voices from the global church. Sidebars made up of illustrative quotations, key Scripture passages, classic hymn texts, and devotional poetry punctuate the chapters.

The first edition of this book has been well received (over 25,000 copies sold). Updated and revised throughout, this second edition also includes a new section on gender and race as well as new end-of-chapter material connecting each doctrine to a spiritual discipline.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Beth Felker Jones (PhD, Duke University) is professor of theology at Northern Seminary in Lisle, Illinois. She previously taught at Wheaton College. She is the author of numerous books, including Faithful: A Theology of Sex, God the Spirit: Introducing Pneumatology in Wesleyan and Ecumenical Perspective, Touched by a Vampire: Discovering the Hidden Messages in the Twilight Saga, and Marks of His Wounds: Gender Politics and Bodily Resurrection.