'A most welcome study filling a real need for a scholarly biography that is historically sensitive and theologically well-informed." Religious Studies Review 'Not since Wendel's Calvin has one volume given as much breath and depth to the life and thought of Calvin as this one... A splendid resource for both novices and Calvin scholars. McGrath's work will endure as a balanced, sensitive, …
It is widely recognized that the sixteenth-century Reformation remains are of the most fascinating and exiting areas of scholarship. A central and important question, raised by intensive modern research on the Renaissance and late medieval scholasticism, concerns the intellectual origins of the Reformation. This updated and expanded version of the original, highly acclaimed edition of 1987 expl…
Thoughtful Christianity has a key role to play in the public square of ideas. Alister McGrath demonstrates how a dynamic mind rooted in biblical faith can meet the challenges of our day as well as chart a direction for the future.
Natural theology, in the view of many, is in crisis. In this long-awaited book, Alister McGrath sets out a new vision for natural theology, re-establishing its legitimacy and utility. Meeting traditional criticisms head-on, McGrath develops an intellectually rigorous vision of natural theology as a point of convergence between the Christian faith, the arts and literature, and the natural scienc…