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    Contemporary Theology: An Introduction, Revised Edition: Classical, Evangelical, Philosophical, and Global Perspectives
    Contemporary Theology: An Introduction, Revised Edition: Classical, Evangelical, Philosophical, and Global Perspectives
    Contemporary Theology: An Introduction, Revised Edition: Classical, Evangelical, Philosophical, and Global Perspectives
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    Contemporary Theology: An Introduction, Revised Edition: Classical, Evangelical, Philosophical, and Global Perspectives

    Written by Kirk R. MacGregor

    Narrated by Bill Lord

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    Accessible and comprehensive, Contemporary Theology: An Introduction by professor and author Kirk R. MacGregor provides a chronological survey of the major thinkers and schools of thought in modern theology in a manner that is both approachable and intriguing.

    Unique among introductions to contemporary theology, MacGregor includes:

    • Evangelical perspectives alongside mainline and liberal developments
    • The influence of philosophy and the recent Christian philosophical renaissance on theology
    • Global contributions
    • Recent developments in exegetical theology
    • The implications of theological shifts on ethics and church life

    Contemporary Theology: An Introduction is noteworthy for making complex thought understandable and for tracing the landscape of modern theology in a well-organized and easy-to-follow manner.

    Bibliography available in the audiobook companion PDF download.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherZondervan Academic
    Release dateJun 22, 2021
    ISBN9780310130307
    Author

    Kirk R. MacGregor

    Kirk R. MacGregor (PhD, University of Iowa) is assistant professor and chair of the Department of Philosophy and Religion at McPherson College in McPherson, Kansas. He is the author of several scholarly works including A Molinist-Anabaptist Systematic Theology.    

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    • 4/5
      The book was an excellent overview of movements in contemporary theology. The narrator, however, mispronounced names and technical terms and even common literary abbreviations as if it were his solemn duty to get it wrong. It was distracting.
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      I dont understand it, the content is different from the title!