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.

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.