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Concise History of Christian Thought, A, rev. and exp. ed.
by
Tony Lane
A Concise History of Christian Thought offers a succinct, readable survey of key Christian thinkers and significant theological developments from the church's inception to the present. In addition to surveying over one hundred important Christian thinkers from Justin Martyr to Joseph Ratzinger (now Pope Benedict XVI), the book also covers major creeds, councils, and docume...more
Paperback, 352 pages
Published
June 1st 2006
by Baker Academic
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Oh my gosh. I loved this book.
I've always enjoyed history, but this book took it to a new level, for me. One of my university classes used this as a textbook; it felt, somehow, nicer than your usual, average textbook. Tony Lane's writing is so smooth!
This takes the reader from the very beginning of Christian thought--with it's basis immersed in Greek Philosophy--all the way to the present day, in which all sorts of denominations are hashing out their issues and searching for truthful Theology. T...more
I've always enjoyed history, but this book took it to a new level, for me. One of my university classes used this as a textbook; it felt, somehow, nicer than your usual, average textbook. Tony Lane's writing is so smooth!
This takes the reader from the very beginning of Christian thought--with it's basis immersed in Greek Philosophy--all the way to the present day, in which all sorts of denominations are hashing out their issues and searching for truthful Theology. T...more
Substantial and succinct treatment that works directly from the primary sources. Lane sees the issues and clarifies the controversies better than any historical theologian I've read.
This completes my required reading for Church History II. The work is definately concise and definately filled with a ton of frustrating stuff. It does not include figures such as Billy Graham or Charles Spurgeon. It covers a great deal of liberal theology and neo orthodoxy but very little in regards to pivotal missions thinking. I found the work to be extremely limiting and not a good introduction to a study of actual church history. It is definately a good addition to other works. Left on its...more
Excellent historical summation of the past two millenia. This should be required thinking for christians, it would clear up a ton of infighting.
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