Basic Theology: A Popular Systematic Guide to Understanding Biblical Truth

by Charles C. Ryrie

Book Overview

Everyone is a theologian of sorts. Theology simply means thinking about God and expressing those thoughts in some way. But sloppy theology is a problem. As Christians, our thoughts about God need to... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802427340
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Moody Publishers
• Length: 656 Pages
• Weight: 2.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 1.5" x 6.0"

Customer Reviews

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teologica basica

Great coverage of the major issues of theology. He presents the differing views on issues with a fair and impartial look and then presents the reasoning behind each. It is comprehensive and well written by one of the Greats! Charles Ryrie of the Ryrie Study Bible.

Excellent book on basic conservative evangelical theology

If you're trying to find a theology book that is easy to read, not to difficult, and gets to the point on every matter, this book is for you. Ryrie does an excellent job presenting every theological category from Theology proper to Eschatology in an easy and understandable way. Though it is not an indepth systematic theology textbook like those other ones that contain over a 1000 pages, this book won't disappoint you. Even though Ryrie doesn't spend pages upon pages on explaining or proving a doctrine he can get right to the matter with a few paragraphs. Although written from a dispensationalist and moderately Calvinistic perspective, you will not see harsh polemics against other views. Even his chapter on Eschatology doesn't contain harsh diatribe against opposing views but presents alternative views fairly and clearly. Also, his section on soteriology is very helpful emphasizing God's grace to the fullest. Even though Ryrie could have put in more categories in his book, it is understandable that he doesn't since this book is supposed to give readers a basic outline of major evangelical doctrines. If you're a new seminary student or a Christian just trying to understand what they teach at systematic theology courses this book is the right place to start. However, if you're planning to purchase this book, I would recommend you the newer edition published by Moody. The newer edition has better fonts, paper type, and a new section on Bible passages. Overall, this book should be had by any Christian that wants to understand the doctrines that come from the Bible.

An easy to read book on what Christians believe

I have to admit that this book is excellent. Ryrie presents the theology of Christianity in an easy to understand way, and he saturates the book with scripture references. I don't agree with everything he has to say about the end times and about certain aspects of dispensational theology. But the book is still well outlined, easy to follow, and fun to read, and you can't say those things about too many theology books.

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Written by a leading Bible scholar from the Dallas Theological Seminary, this is a clear and logical presentation of the beliefs of conservative Chirstians. I can find no better guide to Bible doctrines written at the introductory college level. It is an excellent resource for teaching, as each chapter contains enough information to prepare one adult Sunday School lesson. A free Bible Doctrines course is available using this book (and others) from: http://www.sunlink.net/~brron