The New Lion Handbook of Christian Belief (Lion Handbooks)

by Alister McGrath DPhil DD (Author)

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  Hardcover
  2006

  $3.28

  A comprehensive introduction to Christian belief. Today, in our increasingly secularized generation, there is a greater need than ever for clear explanation of the unique features of Christian belief. The Lion Handbook of Christian Belief (published in 1982) sold over 100,000 copies worldwide. The New Lion Handbook: Christian Belief follows in the footsteps of its predecessor but has completely new text, design and structure. It has been put together by an international team of consultant editors and contributors with the needs and interests of a new generation of readers in mind. Consultant Editors: Professor James Packer (Vancouver, Canada); Revd Dr Jo Bailey Wells (Cambridge, England); Professor Stephen Noll (Uganda); Professor Atsuyoshi Fujiwara (Tokyo, Japan); Professor Carver T. Yu (Hong Kong); Dr Rolf Hille (Tubingen, Germany).

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  Paperback
  2007

  $4.27

  How have Christians come to believe what they do? Now more than ever, in an increasingly secularized generation, there is a need for clear explanation of the unique features of Christian belief. This well-established, highly-regarded Lion handbook has been fully revised, restructured, redesigned and rewritten by a new international team of contributors - with all these revisions carried out with the needs and interests of a new generation of readers in mind. Key features of The New Lion Handbook: Christian Belief include: * Major chapters on Faith, God, Jesus, Salvation, the Church and Christian Hope * Over sixty panels on subjects from the origins of the creeds to postmodernity * Expert authorship writing at an accessible level * Takes account of the differences in Christian belief across traditions * Over one hundred full-colour illustrations