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"As browsable as it is useful, this encyclopedic volumereads like a leisurely conversation among old friends. It willrefresh professors, inspire students, and delight all who love thechurch. This is a book that will be fun to read in the short termbut will last a long time on your library shelf.
This two-volume companion brings together a team of contemporary theologians and writers to provide substantial introductions to the key people who shaped the Christian story and tradition.
A substantial two-volume reference work, bringing together over 75 entries on the most important and
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"As browsable as it is useful, this encyclopedic volumereads like a leisurely conversation among old friends. It willrefresh professors, inspire students, and delight all who love thechurch. This is a book that will be fun to read in the short termbut will last a long time on your library shelf.

This two-volume companion brings together a team of contemporary theologians and writers to provide substantial introductions to the key people who shaped the Christian story and tradition.

A substantial two-volume reference work, bringing together over 75 entries on the most important and influential theologians in the history of Christianity
Structured accessibly around five periods: early centuries, middle ages, reformation period, the Enlightenment, and the twentieth-century to the present
A to Z entries range from substantial essays to shorter overviews, each of which locates the theologian in their immediate context, summarizes the themes of their work, and explains their significance
Covers a broad span of theologians, from Augustine to Thomas Aquinas, through to C. S. Lewis, James Cone, and Rosemary Radford Reuther
Provides profiles of key Catholic, protestant, evangelical, and progressive theologians
Includes a useful timeline to orientate the reader, reading lists, and a glossary of key terms
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Autorenporträt
Ian S. Markham is the Dean and President of Virginia Theological Seminary. Awards include the Robertson Fellow 2006, Teape Lecturer in India 2004, Claggett Fellow attached to Washington National Cathedral in 2000, and Frank Woods Fellow at Trinity College, Melbourne in 1997. He is the author and editor of twelve books, including A World Religions Reader, 3rd edition (2009), Understanding Christian Doctrine (2007) and Do Morals Matter (2006), all published by Wiley-Blackwell.