Justo L. González, author of the highly praised three-volume History of Christian Thought and other major works, attended United Seminary in Cuba, received his MA at Yale, and was the youngest person to be awarded a PhD in historical theology at Yale. He is one of the few first generation Latino theologians to come from a Protestant background. He helped to found the Association for Hispanic Theological Education and the Hispanic Theological Initiative. Dr González is now on the faculty of the Interdenominational Theological Center in Atlanta.
This was my first thorough introduction to the history of Christian thought and, more generally, to the history of Christianity.
I found Gonzalez's work to be carefully organized, engaging, and readable--all essential characteristics for a work of this magnitude for a general audience! After reading this introductory text, I'm eager to learn more about some of thinkers and will undoubtedly consider reading more by Gonzalez in the future.
“Christianity is not an ethereal, eternal doctrine about God’s nature, but rather it is the presence of God in the world in the person of Jesus Christ.”
If I had not read this book alongside Tony Lane's book on Christian Thought I would probably have not learned much. Or would have had to read it more than once.