Timeless Truth in the Hands of History

Reviews / Votes

"Gale Heide's Timeless Truth in the Hands of History demonstrates that not only does theology's content develop and change over time, its very method and systematic form does as well. And, of course, these two developments are not unrelated. Heide shows that an understanding of how the 'system' of theology should be conceived illumines just how theology's own content is developed at various stages in the history of theology. For those concerned with how theology has been done and should be done, this book will provide great stimulation and direction."
Bruce A. Ware, Professor of Christian Theology, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, Kentucky

"... this book does offer some basic insights into many of the thinkers surveyed, particularly Kant and Hegel."
Stephen Waldron, in Reviews in Religion and Theology, Vol 20, Issue 3

"... an excellent introduction to the origins and uses of systematic theology. ... Heide carefully shows the nuances between different notions of system in different eras. What emerges is a helpful conversation partner in thinking about theological method."
Aaron Edwards, University of Aberdeen, in Theological Book Review , Vol 25, No 1

"...Heide shares with us his conviction, with which I agree, that the way forward consist in combining the historically conditioned with the universally important. He thinks Aquinas has successfully achieved this balance, albeit within medieval perspective that must be complemented by elements from the twenty-first century's approaches.
As a discipline of Thomas Aquinas, I want to praise Heide for his interpretation of that medieval doctor..."
Louis Roy, Science et Esprit, Volume 66, Issue 2, May-August 2014

"... A valuable resource in the study of systematic theology in relation to the history of ideas and in its critique. The work is admirable for the span of time and changes covered in just a few pages..."
R. Sanchez, Ephemerides Theologicae Lovanienses Vol. 90, Issue 2, 2014

"What is systematic theology? Where and how did it originate? What are the best uses of theology in and by the Church? Gale Heide addresses these and other related questions in Timeless Truth in the Hands of History: A short history of system in theology."
Church Times, 20 March 2015

"Heide shares with us his conviction, with which I agree, that the way forward consists of combining the historically conditioned with the universally important.[...] his study mentions a few of the best relatively recent commentators."
Louis Roy, Science et Esprit 66/2, 2014

"For Heide, the issue is not to resolve the tension but to further the discussion, a contribution he considers most valuable. Heide's purpose is to advance the question of the value of theology for the community of faith and in that, to reflect on appropriate theological methodology...Ultimately Heide's concern is to provide tools for the community of faith and, in this, his purpose is admirable."
Timothy Gessner, The Expository Times, 126.12, September 2015