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Binding: HardcoverDewey Decimal Number: 230 EAN: 9780310211501 ISBN: 0310211506 Label: Zondervan Manufacturer: Zondervan Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 640 Publication Date: July 01, 2002 Publisher: Zondervan Studio: Zondervan Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: An introduction to the study of theology and an overview of the systems, terms, and people of the discipline. Average Rating:
 Rating: - OutstandingDon't be thrown off by its simplistic sounding title. This is a an excellent work and worthy part of the evangelical Christian library. In fact, I discovered it while perusing the Harvard Divinity Library. Here in a single volume you will find accurate, readable summaries of major Christian traditions, This includes, Roman Catholic, Orthodox, Liberal, Neo-Orthodox, Lutheran, Reformed, Wesleyan-Arminian, Dispensational, and Liberation theology. This is extremely beneficial because most introductory ... Read More Rating: - A timeless referenceThis is one of the books I would never take it off my bookshelf. Survivor's Guide serves as a great reference for seminary students or simply students of the Bible to the historical development of theologies and denominations. The analyses in this book provide an in-depth yet an effectively broad view of how world views are created in different contexts. I find many chapters insightful. Rating: - This is for the layperson"Survivor's Guide" provides an incredible overview of what theology is and why I should care. It offers an overview of so many of the major issues that have been struggled over, including those that are still debated today, and it does so without getting bogged down in details. If I want details, Dr. Sawyer has provided a bibliography at the end of every chapter that points me to more resources. There is also a brief (1/3 - 1/2 page) biography on lots of important figures in church history, plus a dictionary ... Read More Rating: - Take the next step in theological inquiry...When conservative Christians theologize, the words used to describe God are often unfamiliar (lots of "omni-'" and "-ological" words) and the tone can be smug. Then, if the listener is knowledgeable enough to challenge the speaker with the insights of post-modernism, or Thomas Kuhn's thoughts on scientific paradigms, or Karl Barth's beliefs about the nature of the Word of God, the conversation often ceases. Comfortable in the assumptions and language of Enlightenment thinking, conservative theology is too often ... Read More Rating: - A must-have . . . .The Survivor's Guide to Theology By M. James Sawyer For anyone desiring to get their arms around the concept of "theology," Jim Sawyer's The Survivor's Guide to Theology is a must-have. Beginning with a brief overview of what it means to be a theologian, Dr. Sawyer walks the reader quickly, yet thoroughly, through the maze of epistemology, sources and authority in theology, and doctrinal taxonomy, to a hardening of the categories of theology and why theologians seemingly "oppose" new knowledge. ... Read More 
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