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Christian Theology: The Biblical Story and Our Faith
In Christian Theology, author Christopher W. Morgan presents an accessible introduction to the core areas of systematic theology, including God, revelation, humanity, sin, Christ and his work, the church, and the future. Each chapter highlights Scripture's teaching on a topic as it unfolds in the Bible's story line, intentionally connecting readers to the doctrines with a focus on personal application and missional living.
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624 pages, Hardcover
Published May 1, 2020
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January 27, 2024
Morgan delivered on a simple, straightforward, and effective systematic theology through the lens of biblical theology. Very well done. Probably my favorite ST.
June 3, 2022
A great introductory systematic. I’ve used it with my students consistently and really am beginning to like it!
May 19, 2020
This book that describes Christian theology is a real treat. I say that knowing full well that there are a plethora of such works ranging from overviews of theology all the way to massive, full systematic theologies. To me, it will find an audience among those who need something with real depth yet aren’t quite ready to spend the time that one of those 10-pound systematic theologies requires.
Most everyone has to wrestle with what order to study the great doctrines of theology and the one used here is as good as any. They come in this order: knowing God, God’s Revelation, God the Trinity, God’s attributes and works, humanity and sin, Jesus, Jesus’s saving work, salvation, the Holy Spirit, the Church, the future, and the Christian life.
I felt the beauty of this book is in its understandability. It takes subjects that may be opaque for many and makes them clear. Making the difficult plain is always the factor that ultimately decides the value of a work of this type. It is good theologically, biblically with many scriptures brought to bear, and historically. Knowing what church history says about these subjects is not as important as what is said biblically, but it is important. This work gives these viewpoints in proper proportion. There are also a list of key terms and resources for further study in every chapter. Those key terms will lead you to their other resource released at this time as well called “A Concise Dictionary of Theological Terms.”
There’s probably no work of this type where any reader will agree with every point made, but that is not the issue anyway. What is needed is being introduced to the subject, why it is important, and ultimately what is at stake. This work checks all the appropriate boxes and would be a worthy addition to any student’s library.
I received this book free from the publisher. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255.
Most everyone has to wrestle with what order to study the great doctrines of theology and the one used here is as good as any. They come in this order: knowing God, God’s Revelation, God the Trinity, God’s attributes and works, humanity and sin, Jesus, Jesus’s saving work, salvation, the Holy Spirit, the Church, the future, and the Christian life.
I felt the beauty of this book is in its understandability. It takes subjects that may be opaque for many and makes them clear. Making the difficult plain is always the factor that ultimately decides the value of a work of this type. It is good theologically, biblically with many scriptures brought to bear, and historically. Knowing what church history says about these subjects is not as important as what is said biblically, but it is important. This work gives these viewpoints in proper proportion. There are also a list of key terms and resources for further study in every chapter. Those key terms will lead you to their other resource released at this time as well called “A Concise Dictionary of Theological Terms.”
There’s probably no work of this type where any reader will agree with every point made, but that is not the issue anyway. What is needed is being introduced to the subject, why it is important, and ultimately what is at stake. This work checks all the appropriate boxes and would be a worthy addition to any student’s library.
I received this book free from the publisher. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255.
March 26, 2025
Absolutely incredible. This book is a wonderful introduction to systematic theology. Morgan meets his reader where they’re at, and does an amazing job taking really lofty ideas and conveying them in remarkably understandable ways. I learned so so much from this book, both in clarifying ideas I thought I already knew well and in introducing me to new ideas that I didn’t know really even existed. I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in theology.
December 26, 2024
Morgan’s systematic theology book, “Christian Theology,” is most helpful in its breadth of doctrines discussed. However that is, for the most part, the extent of Morgan’s study—discussion. Morgan’s teaching is very good and careful, but it is not prescriptive on many doctrines. Thus, it is a good book for newer, less studied believers who desire to understand more Christian doctrine (or an intro study on a particular doctrine), but it is by no means a text to revisit for deeper or further study on any particular Christian doctrines.
December 1, 2022
See my full review here: https://kirkmillerblog.com/2022/11/30...
April 7, 2025
Dr. Morgan is an amazing writer in that he makes systematic theology simple for any college student to understand. He is also my favorite professor at CBU!
August 22, 2025
Read for school and actually wasn’t that bad 🫣okay now back to reading run stuff 🥰
June 19, 2024
A helpful (introductory) overview of Christian theology from a Baptist perspective.
Read for a class.
Read for a class.
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