{"product_id":"9781118472583","title":"The Student's Companion to the Theologians","description":"\u003ch3\u003eWiley Blackwell Companions to Religion\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eThe Student's Companion to the Theologians\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eIan S. Markham\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eReligion \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"As browsable as it is useful, this encyclopedic volume reads like a leisurely conversation among old friends. It will refresh professors, inspire students, and delight all who love the church. This is a book that will be fun to read in the short term but will last a long time on your library shelf.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eStephen H Webb, Wabash University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis two-volume companion brings together a team of contemporary theologians and writers to provide substantial introductions to the key people who shaped the Christian story and tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eComprises over 75 entries on the most important and influential figures in the history of Christianity, written by an international team of nearly 50 contemporary theologians\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA to Z entries range from substantial essays to shorter overviews, each of which locates the theologian in their immediate context, summarizes the themes of their work, and explains their significance\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCovers a broad span of theologians, from Augustine to Thomas Aquinas, through to C. S. Lewis, James Cone, and Rosemary Radford Reuther\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAccessibly structured around five periods: early centuries, middle ages, reformation period, the Enlightenment, and the twentieth-century to the present\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides profiles of key Catholic, protestant, evangelical, and progressive theologians\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplains the technical details of theology in accurate and accessible ways, and includes a variety of student aids, including a timeline to orientate the reader, reading lists, and a glossary of key terms\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIAN S. MARKHAM\u003c\/b\u003e is the Dean and President of Virginia Theological Seminary. Awards include the Robertson Fellow 2006, Teape Lecturer in India 2004, Claggett Fellow attached to Washington National Cathedral in 2000, and Frank Woods Fellow at Trinity College, Melbourne in 1997. He is the author and editor of numerous books, including The \u003ci\u003eWiley-Blackwell Companion to the Anglican Communion\u003c\/i\u003e (edited with J. Barney Hawkins IV, Justyn Terry and Leslie Nuñez Steffensen, 2013), \u003ci\u003eAgainst Atheism: Why Dawkins, Hitchens, and Harris Are Fundamentally Wrong\u003c\/i\u003e (2010), \u003ci\u003eA World Religions Reader\u003c\/i\u003e (3rd edition, 2009), \u003ci\u003eUnderstanding Christian Doctrine\u003c\/i\u003e (2007), and \u003ci\u003eDo Morals Matter\u003c\/i\u003e (2006), all published by Wiley-Blackwell.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e08 April 2013\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781118472583\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e576\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e34.24\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44377969819788,"sku":"9781118472583","price":58.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781118472583.jpg?v=1780282900","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781118472583","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}