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God in Dispute: "Conversations" among Great Christian Thinkers Paperback – October 1, 2009

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This volume creatively explores the history of Christian thought by imagining a series of twenty-nine dialogues and debates among key figures throughout church history. It traces the history of theology via such conversation partners as Augustine and Pelagius, Calvin and Arminius, Barth and Brunner, and Bultmann and Pannenberg. Each imagined dialogue includes a brief summary that introduces the figures under consideration, a more detailed assessment of the thinkers and theological issues presented, and a guide for further reading. This approach offers readers an entertaining, informative, and concise history of Christian thought.
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A Creative Overview of the History of Christian Thought

God in Dispute imagines a series of dialogues and debates among key figures throughout church history. Roger Olson traces the history of theology from the early church fathers to the present via such conversation partners as Augustine and Pelagius, Calvin and Arminius, Barth and Brunner, and Bultmann and Pannenberg. This approach offers an entertaining, informative, and concise history of Christian thought and gives readers an overview of influential figures and issues throughout the centuries. Each chapter includes:

• a brief summary that introduces the figures under consideration and places them in the history of theology
• the imagined dialogue/debate
• a more detailed assessment of the thinkers and theological issues presented
• a guide for further reading

"Most textbooks that trace the development of historical theology provide us with content, unpacking the positions of theologians and major schools of thought. While Olson's book does that, it also does much more. By bringing generations of Christian thinkers together in dialogue to discuss a number of topics, Olson helps us understand that the Christian tradition is a complex, lively, ongoing argument about what happened in Jesus Christ. And while most textbooks leave the reader an arm's length from the disputes, Olson's approach invites us into the fray as participants in the debates. This is a unique text that makes historical theology come alive."--Dennis Okholm, professor of theology, Azusa Pacific University

"God in Dispute creatively presents significant issues in Christian doctrine through imaginary dialogues between giants in the history of our faith. Professors, students, and laypeople alike will find it a valuable resource."--Vincent Bacote, associate professor of theology, director, Center for Applied Christian Ethics, Wheaton College

About the Author

Roger E. Olson (PhD, Rice University) is professor of theology at George W. Truett Theological Seminary, Baylor University, in Waco, Texas. He is a prolific author whose volumes include Reformed and Always Reforming and The Story of Christian Theology. He is also the coauthor of 20th-Century Theology.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Baker Academic (October 1, 2009)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 304 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0801036399
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0801036392
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 15.2 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.76 x 9 inches
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Roger E. Olson (Ph.D., Rice University) is professor of theology at George W. Truett Theological Seminary of Baylor University in Waco, Texas. He is the author of The Story of Christian Theology: Twenty Centuries of Tradition & Reform, The Mosaic of Christian Belief: Twenty Centuries of Unity & Diversity (both InterVarsity Press) and The Westminster Handbook to Evangelical Theology (Westminster John Knox). He is also coauthor of 20th-Century Theology: God & the World in a Transitional Age and Who Needs Theology? An Invitation to the Study of God (both with Stanley J. Grenz, InterVarsity Press), and of The Trinity (with Christopher A. Hall, Eerdmans).

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Linda L. Willhite
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Read! Lots of pertinent information presented in a ...
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M. Hall
5.0 out of 5 stars Theology does not have to be boring
Reviewed in the United States on July 27, 2010
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Another example of Dr. Olson's ability to combine outstanding scholarship with interesting and engaging prose. It is always a pleasure to read his works.
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Nichols
4.0 out of 5 stars Fun read for theology nerds.
Reviewed in the United States on October 16, 2012
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If you are one who likes to debate and discuss theology this book is a great fun read. It was far more detailed and thought through than I expected. It is 29 chapters/debates from early church fathers to modern theologians and a mash-up of everything in-between. Even as a theology student there were points when I lost interest or didn't quite understand the conversation. Possible reasons this was not a run-away best seller. Yet, it was a great book and a fun read. The best part is you if you have a minute you can read a chapter and put it down to come back another day.
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Pablo B. Gonzalez
3.0 out of 5 stars a very interesting reading
Reviewed in the United States on September 23, 2013
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I have mixed feelings after finishing the book. While my mind feels enlightened with all the reading and the ideas exposed, at the same time it left me with a confusion as to what exactly the author intention was. He gave some hints of his intentions at the conclusion but still I am kinda lost. My suggestions for any future edition or re-writings are: 1) highlight the true words of the characters, so we know what really came from them; and 2) find other place of meeting people rather than the purgatory.
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Mike Robinson
4.0 out of 5 stars Dialogues and Debates Among Great Theologians
Reviewed in the United States on January 27, 2010
Christian history lovers can't converse with Augustine or Calvin, but Roger Olson presents imaginary conversations and debates with a host of great Christian and pseudo-Christian thinkers.
Would you want to sit down and discuss theology's significant issues with Calvin or Pannenberg? Then this is a volume that will help you engage their ideas as you ponder the dialogues Olson offers.

Among the important theological figures are:
- Augustine v. Pelagius
- Calvin v. Arminius,
- Barth v. Brunner
- Bultmann v. Pannenberg.

Olson delivers a unique way of communicating the ideas of important theologians that result in better understanding for the reader. Provocative, interesting, and informative.
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Noah
5.0 out of 5 stars Conversations that you would have love to have heard
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 21, 2013
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This book is a series of 'fictional' conversations between great Christian thinkers, including Clement, Tertullian & Irenaeus, Calvin & Arminius, Toland & Wesley, and Barth & Brunner. What isn't fictional is their theologies and their statements of belief. So these imaginary debates are real enough, they are just an accessible method of presenting the diversity of Christian opinion.

This book is especially accessible for someone who is not a theology student but wants to know what these people and their theologies represent.

Besides being a very well written book, Olson is a great author, and he represents true Biblical orthodoxy.
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This is a great purchase, both educational and imaginative. Contains lots of good ideas and possible essay suggestions.
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