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Binding: HardcoverDewey Decimal Number: 230 EAN: 9780310209157 ISBN: 0310209153 Label: Zondervan Manufacturer: Zondervan Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 578 Publication Date: August 19, 1996 Publisher: Zondervan Studio: Zondervan Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: A one-volume edition of the three-volume "Integrative Theology", this text deals with the definition and application of this new and distinctive approach to religious study. Average Rating:
 Rating: - Great Intro TextbookOkay, I'll confess up front that I am a former student of the authors, but that was before this book came out. As a student I appreciated the theological method modeled by Professors Demarest and Lewis, as it had the virtue of teaching the student how to think theologically, testing various theories against different alternatives as well as Scripture. They didn't just teach theology. They taught us how to DO theology. None of this simply memorizing and parroting back canned answers. Now, as a ... Read More Rating: - Brilliant Referance pieceIntegrative Theology is one of the better theological resources because it doesn't just focus on one aspect. Most Theology books look at a system, a few focus on the biblical data on a specific issue. For each issue, Demarest and Lewis run through half a dozen formulations for the issue at hand, followed by a summary of the Biblical texts, and conclude with a systematic formulation and sections on apologetics and application. While the volumes do not cover as broad a range of topics as some ... Read More Rating: - how to test a theological hypothesisGordon Lewis and Bruce Demarest were for many years full-time colleagues in Systematic Theology at Denver Seminary. Dr. Lewis is now Professor Emeritus and Dr. Demarest is half-time, still teaching in the area of spiritual formation. Both are good friends and cherished colleagues. The strength and uniqueness of Integrative Theology is its "verificational" or hypothesis-testing approach. Ask any classical theological question (or a new one for that matter!) and, to test the validity of the various ... Read More Rating: - A Great Approach to the disciplines involved in the study of theology!I really appreciate the work. I was teaching trough Wayne Grudem's "Systematic Theology" when the footnotes mentioned this book. The approach made me an instant student of the histtory of theology and the church fathers, whereas I was not interested in, nor had the time needed to try to search out what has been said in history on these various subjects. These authors gave me a great foundation in learning to use these various disciplines to do theology. Rating: - Comprehensive, clear, practicalWhile not written at the level of technical philosophical detail as Aquinas or Pannenberg (as another review here stresses), this text is still set apart from most general theological treatments by its philosophical clarity and coherence. This is in addition to the virtues of its serious treatment of the range of Scriptural data concerning each topic, its apologetic engagement with differing views, and its practical counsel for life and ministry. It is a great resource for thinking through major theological ... Read More 
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