SPCK Handbook of Anglican Theologians
Digital Logos Edition
Overview
Anglican belief and practice allows that God communicates through his Word as well as through the beauty of his works. The trick, of course, is to keep the two sources of communication in balance. Nowhere is this balance better struck than in the writings of the atheist-turned-Anglican-clergyman Alister McGrath. McGrath takes Scripture very seriously as an unshakable source of truth for belief. At the same time, McGrath recognizes that God also communicates through art and literature. McGrath draws on these two different sources to teach us more about God and about how to live in light of what he has communicated. McGrath also offers a thoroughgoing defense of God’s existence, again drawing not only evidence from Scripture but from the beauty of creation.
This essential reference opens with an analysis of the evolution of Anglican theology in six major regions of the world. The second part of the book contains descriptions of nearly 100 Anglican theologians.
- Surveys the heritage of Anglican theology
- Discusses how reconstruction and reformation will need to engage with Anglican heritage
- Analyzes nearly 100 Anglican theologians
- Part 1: A Regional Survey of Anglican Theology
- Great Britain
- United States of America
- Canada
- Australia
- New Zealand and Polynesia
- South Africa
- South Asia
- East Africa
- Part 2: A Survey of Anglican Theologians
- Title: SPCK Handbook of Anglican Theologians
- Author: Alister McGrath
- Publisher: SPCK
- Publication Date: 1998
- Pages: 304
Alister McGrath (Ph.D.) is a scholar and writer who is presently Andreas Idreos Professor of Science and Religion at Oxford University. After his initial studies in natural science at Oxford, taking a doctorate in molecular biophysics under the supervision of Prof Sir George Radda, McGrath moved into the field of Christian theology. He was Oxford’s Professor of Historical Theology from 1999 to 2008. He then moved to King’s College London as Professor of Theology, Ministry, and Education, before returning to Oxford as Idreos Professor in 2014. He also served as Gresham Professor of Divinity, a position established in 1597, from 2015-18. He retired in September 2022.
He is best known for his definitive and widely used textbooks on Christian theology and his authoritative biography of C. S. Lewis. As a former atheist, McGrath is fascinated by the interaction of faith, science, and atheism, and writes regularly on these themes. McGrath was born in Belfast in 1953, and holds both Irish and British citizenship. He lives in the Cotswolds near Oxford.
For McGrath’s website, including details of his weekly Youtube postings and videos helping you use his theology textbooks, go to alistermcgrath.net