Theologians you should know : an introduction : from the apostolic fathers to the 21st century / Michael Reeves.
Material type: TextPublisher: Wheaton, Illinois : Crossway, [2016]Description: 334 pages ; 23 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781433550867
- 1433550865
- 230.092/2 B 23
- BS501.A1 R44 2016
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Reserve Materials | John Brown University Library | Reserve | BS 501 .A1 R44 2016 | Available | 39524100470826 |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Introduction : snobs, bumpkins, and dinosaurs -- Only let me reach Jesus Christ! : the apostolic fathers -- To arms! -- Justin Martyr and Irenaeus -- Against the world : Athanasius -- Loving wisdom : Augustine -- Faith seeking understanding : Anselm -- The dumb ox : Thomas Aquinas -- Intermezzo -- The word did everything : Martin Luther -- Knowing a loving God : John Calvin -- Let us seek heaven : John Owen -- America's theologian : Jonathan Edwards -- The father of modern theology : Friedrich Schleiermacher -- The bombshell in the playground of the theologians : Karl Barth -- The Puritan theologizer : J.I. Packer -- Back to the sources!
Introducing you to the lives and thought of figures such as the Apostolic Fathers, Justin Martyr, Augustine, Thomas Aquinas, Martin Luther, John Calvin, Karl Barth, and others, this book makes the writings of these significant theologians accessible and approachable--opening up for you the riches of church history and enlarging your vision of God and his plan for the world.