What? Book fast?Meltdown!
Tuesday, July 01, 2008
I am too depressed.
I am going to the bookstore.
I cannot guarantee that I will behave.
pearlie
Photo © 2008 Pearlie Ng
Update: Meltdown!
Alister McGrath (ed.),
The Christian Theological Reader, (Blackwell, 2006)
Book Description
This bestselling volume is now available in a fully updated and expanded 3rd edition, bringing together 361 readings drawn from 233 different sources, and charting the 2,000 years of Christian history.
- Each reading illustrates a key doctrine, point of view, intellectual development, or theological landmark
- Exceptionally user-friendly: every reading is accompanied by its own introduction, commentary, and study questions
- Features increased coverage of Catholicism, Orthodoxy, and women writers, and includes important sources from patristic, medieval, reformation, and modern periods
- A new section provides a bird's-eye view of the historical development of Christian theology, allowing users to locate a reading against its historical context
- Additional writers featured include: Yves Congar, Walter Kasper, Bernard Lonergan, Bonaventure, Duns Scotus, Stanley Hauerwas, John Paul II, C. S. Lewis, Maximus the Confessor, Rosemary Radford Ruether, Dorothee Souml;lle, Dumitru Staniloae, and Rowan Williams.
pearlie
8 comment(s)
hii Pearlie... nice to know ur coming to India.. Mumbai is in the West of India and Chennai, where we live is in the South... 2 hrs by flight :(
ReplyDeleteWhat training are you coming for?How many days would u b in Mumbai
the monsoon has started.very heavy rains.. be prepared..and Mumbai, the traffic is very very bad..
u get clothes, bags and sandals, very cheap. take someone who knows the city with you when shopping.
though i am far away, need anything, give me a call on - 09940088385
take care
Love
Anooja
I am sure the book is worth owning.
ReplyDeleteA meltdown of nuclear proportions.. spreading global warming in concentric circles emanating from Kuala Lumpur :)
ReplyDeleteAnooja! :( we will be quite faraway from each other - thanks for your info, I'll keep your number with me. My email is ngpearlie@yahoo.com. Could you please email me? I have some further questions. Thanks :)
ReplyDeleteRuss,
ReplyDeleteSo far so good and I am enjoying the read :)
KB,
ReplyDeleteYou feeling it there too huh? LOL
Wow Pearlie - Glad to hear you are not a Pharisee! :)
ReplyDeleteHaha...I will be even more depressed next week when I am at SBL International Meeting - how NOT to buy books on when there are on special offer....!! Argggghhhhh..
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