This bestselling volume is now available in a fully updated and expanded fourth edition, bringing together 378 readings, drawn from over 230 sources, and charting 2,000 years of Christian history. * Each reading is accompanied by its own introduction, commentary and study questions, and illustrates a key doctrine, point of view, intellectual development, or theological landmark * Includes several new readings on religion and science, an expanded coverage of feminist theological voices, extracts from radical Protestant perspectives, and more contemporary theology * Features additional writers, including: Pope Benedict XVI, John Polkinghorne, John Milbank, Elizabeth A. Johnson, and John Yoder * May be used as a stand-alone volume, or alongside Christian Theology: An Introduction, 5th edition for a complete overview of the subject * Accompanied by a fully revised and expanded website, available on publication, featuring useful instructor and student resources, including study questions and answers, quizzes, podcast lecturers from Alister McGrath, and multiple choice questions; visit www.wiley.com/go/mcgrath for more details

About the Author

Alister E. McGrath is Head of the Centre for Theology, Religion & Culture, and Professor of Theology, Ministry, and Education at King's College, London. A world-acclaimed theologian, he is the author of numerous books including Christian Theology: An Introduction 5th edition (2011), Science and Religion, 2nd edition (2010), Theology: The Basics, 2nd edition (2007), and Dawkins' God: Genes, Memes and the Meaning of Life (2004), all published by Wiley-Blackwell.

Table of Contents

Preface. Approaching the Readings. To the Student: How to Use this Work. To the Teacher: How to Use this Book. The Development of Christian Theology: An Historical Overview. Acknowledgments. Approaching the Readings. To the Student: How to Use this Work. To the Teacher: How to Use this Book. The Development of Christian Theology: An Historical Overview Acknowledgements. 1. Getting Started: Preliminaries. 5. Salvation in Christ. 6. Human Nature, Sin, and Grace. 7. The Church. 8. The Sacraments. 9. Christianity and World Religions. 10. The Last Things. Details of Theologians. A Glossary of Theological Terms. Sources of Readings. For Further Study: Additional Collections of Readings. Index.