Modern Introduction to Theology New Questions for Old Beliefs

This new primary text is perfect for introductory, undergraduate courses in Theology. Covering all of relevant debates, conflicts and controversies surrounding and informing the field, the book offers students studying theology for the first time a grand historical sweep of the genesis of the modern age. In addition the book offers students an assessment of the nature of theology, outlines the core beliefs of Christian tradition and explores the new questions and challenges posed for the beliefs by modernity. * Accessible in style, with clearly signaled subsections within each chapter * Pedagogical features for maximum teaching effectiveness, such as call out boxes explaining key terms and providing valuable further information such as timelines * Historiographical debate summaries * Lists of terms * Explanatory illustrations * Covers both the history of Christianity as well as the chief Christian doctrines and thinkers Comprehensive, up-to-date and contemporary both in arguments and method, A Modern Introduction to Theology takes into account a multitude of modern social, historical, and intellectual revolutions, and in the end serves as a new, modernized look at Christian theology.Kennedy, Philip is the author of 'Modern Introduction to Theology New Questions for Old Beliefs', published 2006 under ISBN 9781845110109 and ISBN 1845110102.