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Philosophy for Understanding Theology has become the classic text for exploring the relationship between philosophy and Christian theology. This new edition adds chapters on postmodernism and questions of the self and the good to bring the book up to date with current scholarship. It introduces students to the influence that key philosophers and philosophical movements through the centuries have...

The two main sources of Christian theology are the Bible and Hellenic culture, especially Greek philosophy. The biblical view of creation is so familiar to us that its role as the foundation of all Christian theology may not be apparent. It differs in crucial respects from the views of all the ancient philosophers. The Genesis stories of creation make it clear that the world has a beginning. Because it has a beginning, it is
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