A Short History of Christian Thought

by Linwood Urban and P. Linwood Urban

Book Overview

What do Christians believe and why do they believe it? What are the historical roots of modern Christian doctrines, and what logical connections link them together? This concise introduction to Christian thought provides thorough yet succinct answers to these and other important questions, incorporating expanded discussions of the sacraments, the Church and the ministry, recent ecumenical movements and trends, and women's ordination. Avoiding a strict...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195093488
• ISBN13: 9780195093483
• Release Date: May 1995
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 480 Pages
• Weight: 0.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Great book of overview on Christian thought

It really is a great one volumn overview to twenty centuries of Christian thought. About this kind of book, either over simplify or too wordy will make it useless. However, the author make a good balance of that on every topic he wrote. One of the key success is the author can masterly introduce the important ideas of every subject with limited words.Last but not least, ever on some familiar topics, this book offers some fresh and important notes that you don't expect to be found in a overview book.