Bücher von Alister McGrath

An investigation of a discipleship by one of the world's foremost theologians.

Richard Dawkins' "God Delusion" is the bestselling book. This suggests that its arguments are influencing popular culture, and are thus likely to be widely encountered by church leaders and members. This work condenses Dawkins' often rambling arguments into succinct form, and provides responses from a Christian perspective.

Mere Theology sets out to explore how the great tradition of Christian theological reflection enriches our faith and deepens our engagement with the concerns and debates of the world around us.

Biografie mit Goldstatus: Für dieses Buch gewann Alister McGrath den renommierten «Christian Book Award»!Über Jahrzehnte hinweg haben C. S. Lewis' Narnia-Geschichten die Fantasie von Millionen von Lesern beflügelt. In dieser Biografie erzählt Alister McGrath nun von den ungewöhnlichen Lebensbahnen des Oxforder Universitätsdozenten, der hauptberuflich aufgeweckte Studenten in Englischer Literatur unterrichtete und in seiner Freizeit unzählige Bestseller für Kinder und Erwachsene schrieb.McGrath nutzt umfangreiche Forschungen, gründliche Untersuchungen von Lewis' Briefwechseln sowie archivarisches Material, um ein neues Bild von Lewis' Leben zu zeichnen. Darüber hinaus erweist er sich als überaus kundiger Führer durch die Hintergründe von Lewis' Werken, ohne sich in akademischem Jargon zu verlieren. Diese maßgebliche und bisher gründlichste Biografie porträtiert einen exzentrischen Denker, der heute als einer der einflussreichsten christlichen Schriftsteller des 20. Jahrhunderts gilt.

Der bekannte Biologe und Gotteszweifler Richard Dawkins (schrieb den Bestseller "Der Gotteswahn") auf der einen Seite - der Literaturprofessor, Philosoph und Apologet C. S. Lewis auf der anderen. In einer fiktiven Auseinandersetzung lässt der renommierte Biophysiker und Theologe Alister McGrath von der Universität Oxford beide zu verschiedenen Themenstellungen antreten und ihre Überzeugung erläutern. Es geht um Glaube, Beweise und Indizien, um die scheinbare Überlegenheit eines naturalistischen Weltbildes, um die Natur des Menschen und um die unbändige Suche nach Sinn. Wer die Auseinandersetzung zwischen Wissenschaft und Glaube nicht scheut, wird von diesem Buch fasziniert sein!

Die völlig überarbeitete Neuauflage dieses Standardwerks verschafft einen Überblick über die geschichtliche Entwicklung der Theologie und ihrer wichtigsten Lehraussagen. Einzelne Epochen und Themen werden eingehend erläutert. Mit dem ausführlichen Glossar und den umfangreichen Angaben zu weiterführender Literatur ist dieses Buch ist diese Buch die auch optimale Einstiegslektüre für den, der sich mit einem Thema tiefer befassen will.

In Heresy, leading religion expert and church historian Alister McGrath reveals the surprising history of heresy and rival forms of Christianity, arguing that the church must continue to defend what is true about Jesus. He explains that remaining faithful to Jesuss mission and message is still the mandate of the church despite increasingly popular cries that traditional dogma is outdated and restricts individual freedom.

In this highly accessible guide a team of expert contributors provide an authoritative and comprehensive survey of Christian belief. After an initial historical overview, six major chapters on Faith, God, Jesus, Salvation, the Church and Christian Hope assess in detail the breadth of Christian teaching and doctrine. Each chapter is interspersed with user-friendly boxed features that focus on key subjects such as Jesus and women and Christian ethics. Culminating with an anthology of extracts from major Christian thinkers, this book provides an ideal overview for scholars at all levels of study seeking to become acquainted with the sweep of Christian teaching.

A pithy, entertaining guide to what really matters

Across the centuries and throughout the world, the Apostles' Creed has united Christians in affirming the basic beliefs of the faith. Even though it was not actually written by the apostles, the Apostles' Creed summarises the apostolic teaching about the gospel.

Fifth in a series on the basics of Christian belief, this book explores the great theme of the Christian hope, and the way in which this transforms and sustains the Christian life, using stories and helpful illustrations.

Alister E. McGrath begins his book by critically engaging the views of George Lindbeck on doctrine before moving on to present a fresh understanding of the nature and function of Christian doctrine within the church. Particular attention is paid to the way in which doctrine acts as a demarcator between communities of faith, providing important insights into contemporary ecumenical debates. McGrath also explores the crucial issue of the authority of the past in Christian theology, focusing especially on how doctrine serves to maintain continuity within the Christian tradition. The Genesis of Doctrine represents an exploration of a "middle way" in relation to the significance of Christian doctrine, rejecting both those approaches that insist on the uncritical repetition of the doctrinal heritage of the past and those that disallow the authority of past doctrinal formulations. The book concludes by considering whether doctrine has a future within the church, answering this question in the affirmative on the basis of a number of important theological and cultural considerations.Product Description:Explores the crucial issue of the authority of the past in Christian theology, focusing especially on how doctrine serves to maintain continuity within the Christian tradition.

One of the world's leading theologians offers a vibrant guide to the deep truths which shape a living faith

A brilliant exploration of the relationship between Christian theology and the natural sciences by one of the world's foremost authorities.

The fourth volume in this series of study guides to the basics of Christian belief looks at the Holy Spirit, human nature, the doctrine of grace, and the place of the church in the Christian life.

The Christian Belief for Everyone series comprises five guides to the basic ideas of the Christian faith. The first volume, Faith and the Creeds, concentrates on the nature of faith and the history and relevance of the Creeds, in a reflection on what we really mean when we say 'I believe'.

The Christian Belief for Everyone series comprises five guides to the basic ideas of the Christian faith. Full of stories and helpful illustrations, these guides have been written primarily for ordinary churchgoers, though they will no doubt also appeal to interested readers outside the church.

The rise of the New Atheism has aroused great general interest, yet the debate up to this point has focused largely on rebutting the new atheist critique of Christianity. Alister McGrath takes the discussion further, and explores how the ideas of the New Atheism are defended and propagated through websites and blogs.