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Title: Christian Theology by Millard J. Erickson ISBN: 0-8010-2182-0 Publisher: Baker Book House Pub. Date: July, 1998 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $44.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.18 (17 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: It's not called the green monster for nothing.
Comment: When I had Dr. Erickson for Systematic Theology in seminary the cover of this book was green and it was affectionately referred to as "the green monster." It was big and intimidating. I bought the book and began my forced, daily readings of it. I found that this monster was gentle and fascinating. Dr. Erickson covers all the sides of the doctrines he discusses and yet does not fail to define where he falls on them. His writing style is such that he is able to make the deepest issues understandable for anyone willing to put a little time into the book. While, the book is not the book I would recommend for someone with no previous theological reading, it is one that I would say needs to be in the collection of anyone seriouesly interested in systematic theology.
Rating: 5
Summary: Standard, Higher Education Text
Comment: I bought this theology at the urging of one of my ministers at Church. I found the book deep, but not overwhelming. Erickson comes from a robustly evangelical, gently Calvinistic background. He is respected by moderates and conservatives alike for interacting with other positions fairly, namely that position of Karl Barth--Erickson offering an Evangelical interaction.
For the information of one reviewer who said that Erickson's book Lacked the intellectual rigor of a Barth or Rahner, I would reply that this is an intro-level text at seminary , not a doctoral text (I went to one seminary bookstore to look around and conversed with other PhD students to find this out). In fact, Erickson's willingness to interact with Barth on numerous occasions is praiseworthy. Although Erickson is said to be Calvinistic in his approach, there will be times that he annoys Calvinists (See Wayne Grudem for a slight difference in, for example, "Does Regeneration precede faith?"). To get the most out of this text, read another systematic theology at the same time to compare and contrast.
Final Analysis:
THis is a good work, especially for young evangelicals as myself. It is a work that will get one excited about systematic theology.
Rating: 3
Summary: some recommendations
Comment: For those interested in systematic theology, particularly by philosophically competent writers, I would recommend that they also read books by Gordon Clark and Vincent Cheung. Search the web for "trinity foundation" and "vincent cheung", and I think you will find them. Cheung's books are free for download.
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Title: Systematic Theology by Wayne A. Grudem ISBN: 0310286700 Publisher: Zondervan Pub. Date: 16 January, 1995 List Price(USD): $39.99 |
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Title: Evangelical Dictionary of Theology by Walter A. Elwell ISBN: 0801020751 Publisher: Baker Book House Pub. Date: May, 2001 List Price(USD): $49.99 |
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Title: The Christian Theology Reader by Alister E. McGrath ISBN: 063120637X Publisher: Blackwell Publishers Pub. Date: January, 2001 List Price(USD): $39.95 |
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Title: Inerrancy by Norman L. Geisler ISBN: 0310392810 Publisher: Zondervan Pub. Date: 07 May, 1980 List Price(USD): $24.99 |
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Title: Charts of Christian Theology & Doctrine by H. Wayne House ISBN: 0310416612 Publisher: Zondervan Pub. Date: 10 August, 1992 List Price(USD): $19.99 |
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