A History of Christian Thought: In One Volume

A History of Christian Thought #1-3

by Justo L. González

In this revised and updated version of his popular history, Justo González retains the essential elements of his earlier three volumes as he describes the central figures and debates leading to the Councils of Nicea and Chalcedon. Then he moves to Augustine and shows how Christianity evolved and was understood in the Latin West and Byzantine East during the Middle Ages. Finally, he introduces the towering theological leaders of the Reformation and continues to trace the development of Protestant, Catholic, and Orthodox Christianities through modernity in the twentieth century to postmodernity in the twenty-first.

Genres: Theology, History, Religion, Philosophy

368 pages, Paperback

First published December 28, 1979

About the author

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.

Reviews

[Cool_guy · Rating 3 out of 5]

A firehose of information. I read it for class. On its own it would be too much

[Chad · Rating 5 out of 5]

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.

[Ariel Villca Ticona · Rating 5 out of 5]

Una libro indispensable para los que quieren profundizar en las escrituras.

[Ronald J. Pauleus · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good account of Christian history.

“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.”

[Heidi Eva Jones · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not an easy read for me.

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.

[Alex · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great book

[Juan Francisco · Rating 3 out of 5]

Accesible pero de ningún modo sencillo para quien no esté inmerso en teología.