Historical Theology: Part 2

An Introduction to Christian Doctrine

De: Gregg Allison

Narrado por: Tom Parks

Historical Theology presents the key pillars of the contemporary church and the development of those doctrines as they evolved from the history of Christian thought.

Most historical theology texts follow Christian beliefs in a strict chronological manner with the classic theological loci scattered throughout various time periods, movements, and controversies—making for good history but confusing theology.

This companion to the classic bestseller Systematic Theology is unique among historical theologies. Gregg Allison sets out the history of Christian doctrine according to a topical-chronological arrangement—one theological element at a time instead of committing to a discussion of theological thought according to its historical appearance alone.

This method allows you to:

• Contemplate one tenet of Christianity at a time, along with its formulation in the early church—through the Middle Ages, Reformation, and post-Reformation era, and into the modern period.
• Become familiar with the primary source material of Christian history's most important contributors, such as Cyprian, Augustine, Aquinas, Luther, Calvin, Barth, and others.
• Understand the development of evangelical doctrine with a focus on the centrality of the gospel.
• Discern a sense of urgent need for greater doctrinal understanding in the whole church.

This audiobook (Part 2) includes The Doctrines of Christ and the Holy Spirit (4 chapters), The Doctrine of the Application of Redemption (5 chapters), The Doctrine of the Church (5 chapters), The Doctrine of the Future (3 chapters).

Historical Theology is an easy-to-digest textbook for any Christian who wants to know how the church has come to believe what it believes today. Gregg Allison's clear and concise structure make this resource an ideal introduction to Christian doctrine.

Appendixes and reference materials are included in the audiobook companion PDF download

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

©2023 Gregg Allison (P)2023 Zondervan Academic

The History of the Church, the Reasons Why Folks Believed What They Did, and the Denominations That Continue to Grow

Tom Parks (narrator) did a marvelous job of reading what’s more than a seven-hundred page book. I know this because I listen as I read-along. Each section contains a “Statement of Belief,” what was believed “in the Early Church,” the beliefs “in the Middle Ages,” beliefs “in the Reformation and Post-Reformation,” and then beliefs “in the Modern Period.” (I did not know until I picked up the book and began reading, that it’s a companion to Wayne Grudem’s book called Systematic Theology, another fantastic book.) Mr. Parks did an amazing job, enunciating everything so that it was clearly understood. I think the only thing I didn’t like about Audible’s version was that Mr. Parks didn’t read many, many of the sub-notes (perhaps because they weren’t in the edition he read, I don’t know.) So, I had to pause it frequently in order to read the notes. Aside from that, Mr Parks was amazing, as was Mr Allison, the author of the book! Well done, indeed!