Approaching the Study of Theology
An Introduction to Key Thinkers, Concepts, Methods and Debates
Published on 21. September 2017
Book
Paperback/Softback
256 pages
978-0-281-07759-5 (ISBN)
Description
This introductory guide to the study of theology opens with an engaging history of the discipline, mapping the important landmarks and introducing the main areas of debate.
The rest of the book falls into three parts:
Part 1 describes the major approaches that have been developed by scholars over the centuries, which are still relevant today;
Part 2 explains the main concepts and issues, highlighting their significance in the work of major thinkers;
Part 3 provides a helpful glossary of all the key terms that readers need to understand in order to find their way around the subject.
The rest of the book falls into three parts:
Part 1 describes the major approaches that have been developed by scholars over the centuries, which are still relevant today;
Part 2 explains the main concepts and issues, highlighting their significance in the work of major thinkers;
Part 3 provides a helpful glossary of all the key terms that readers need to understand in order to find their way around the subject.
Reviews / Votes
An exciting new series that will provide orientation and essential information for students at the beginning of a course, in an attractive and readable format. From here the student will be well placed to move on to classic texts and larger handbooks. * Professor John Barton, University of Oxford * Thiselton's genius lies in his extraordinary capacity to help us to see familiar issues afresh and deepen our sense of truth. Thiselton's method . . . is to guide the student or reader, giving him or her new vistas, insights and nourishment for the intellectual journey ahead. * Church Times * This is a solid, sound, and secure guide to the study of theology. It covers its ground well, and, as a skilfully sketched introduction, will put any reader firmly in the picture . . . What Thiselton does - and extremely well, in my judgement - is present a clear picture of how to present theology as a range of approaches, ideas, subjects, and issues. -- Martyn Percy * Church Times *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
398 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-281-07759-5 (9780281077595)
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Anthony Thiselton
Approaching the Study of Theology
An Introduction to Key Thinkers, Concepts, Methods and Debates
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09/2017
SPCK Publishing
€14.49
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Person
The late Anthony Thiselton was Emeritus Professor of Christian Theology at the University of Nottingham and a fellow of the British Academy. He previously taught at the Universities of Sheffield, Bristol and Durham and was known internationally for his work on hermeneutics and the theory of interpretation.