A Short History of Christian Doctrine

by Bernhard Lohse, F. Ernest Stoeffer (Translator)

This book has earned wide acceptance as an outstanding single volume history of doctrine. It is ideally suited for classroom and seminar use as well as research and independent study. With remarkable conciseness and clarity Lohse, shows how doctrinal development has occurred in the various periods of the Church's history from the first century to the present. He explores and discusses, one by one, the dogmas and doctrines that constitute the milestones in the story of the Church's effort to proclaim the message of Jesus Christ to each age. This Revised American Edition includes a new preface by the author, an account of the significance of the Second Vatican Council and alterations in the "For Further Reading" section to bring it up to date.

Genres: Theology, Christianity, Nonfiction, Church History

320 pages, Paperback

First published January 5, 1978

Reviews

[steds · Rating 2 out of 5]

can you tell i'm in theo grad school?

[Michael Walker]

Written by a German professor of Church History and Historical Theology. A good introduction to Christian Doctrine from the 1st C. to the present. Covers dogma, the canon and creed, Trinity doctrine, Christology, Sin and Grace, Word and Sacrament, Justification, and doctrine within Protestantism and Catholicism. To be read with some discernment, but the question to which Lohse holds the Church and its message accountable is that of Jesus: "Who do you say that I am?"