Review of

An Exploration of Christian Theology

An Exploration of Christian Theology

Introduction

Don Thorsen's An Exploration of Christian Theology is a great endeavor to explore the length and breadth of Christian tradition in a simple and elegant way. Building the foundation of the subject on theology, revelation, and authority, the author efficiently advances to examine biblical philosophy and Christian tradition that are mainly concerned with the concepts of God, Creation, Sin, Jesus Christ, Salvation, Heaven and Hell. The book unties the complex knots of Christian theology and explores the entire tradition in an uncomplicated manner. The author demonstrates enormous knowledge in several areas of theology throughout the text. His fundamental approach is to present the reader with a simple understanding of a complex subject. He carefully observes and objectively analyzes the important positions regarding the Christian theology in the past and in the present. He meticulously engaged many of the historical and contemporary thoughts which have and continue to influence the man's perception about theological concepts like God, Christ, church etc. His treatment of the abstract and complicated subjects like authority, God, life hereafter keeps the reader's attention intact throughout the book. The book serves as an introduction for those who are least familiar with present Christian theology in the past and how it has developed over the centuries to become what it is today. The author also explores values and traditions as they evolve in the church history (McCall, 2009).

Book Summary

The book begins with the section named Foundation in which fundamental concepts of theology, Revelation, Authority and Scripture are discussed in the considerable detail to build necessary prerequisites for the book. The first chapter deals with theology in different times and how it has been practiced by people belonging to different religion and actions. After an overview of how theology has been perceived by the people, the author explains its significance in the Christianity. He also investigates different church traditions in light of Christian theology. The author, then, delves into the concept of Revelation in the second chapter. It discusses the significance, authenticity and influence of the Revelations with regard to all the major religions in the Christianity in particular. The third and fourth chapters focus on the subjects of Authority and Scripture respectively. The chapters builds a thorough understanding of the subjects as they impact the traditions of the Christianity as it evolved over the period of two thousand years.

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