San Antonio College Library

An ideal first book for students new to the subject of theology. This is a fun, concise and attractive book that will be a key reference tool.

Unlike the many volumes that assume Christianity has been indifferent or detrimental to the environment, Christianity, Wilderness, and Wildlife reviews the long history of Christian wilderness spirituality and beneficial Christian interactions with wild nature. Beginning with the relevant Genesis texts, the volume documents the importance of wilderness as a location for spiritual events, including theophanies, and suggests that wilderness has traditionally...

This introduction to contemporary theology looks at the origin and history of each movement, their major figures, and doctrinal emphases. The author evaluates the teachings and practices of each system in light of biblical Christianity. "A solid presentation of major trends in modern theology."--Christianity Today.

Two essays by the existentialist thinker, first published in Danish in 1847.

Contains profiles of eleven of the most influential theologians in the history of Christianity, each with a biographical sketch, an introduction to the main themes of his thinking, and discussion of the one theme for which the person is most famous.

Examines the debates and discussions that had an impact on early Christian thought, describing interactions between early Christians during worship and caring for strangers, and discussing the interrelation between faith and practice in emerging Christianity.

In Part I, David Williams traces the poetics of teratology, the study of monsters, to Christian neoplatonic theology and philosophy, particularly Pseudo-Dionysius's negative theology and his central idea that God cannot be known except by knowing what he is not. Williams argues that the principles of negative theology as applied to epistemology and language made possible a symbolism of negation and paradox whose chief sign was the monster. Part II...