Christian theology: An introduction

Historical Theology: Content, methodology and relevance

“…In recent times, Alister E. McGrath had a major influence on the content, structure, methodology and teaching of historical theology through his various publications (see for instance McGrath 2001McGrath , 2013. McGrath (2013) describes historical theology as follows:…”

An assessment of the Theology of Religions

“…But if Christians accept that they can only know God through Christ, how can they shift away from a Christocentric approach to a theocentric approach? For many the shift away from Christ is a separation of what Christianity is and of a Christian perspective (McGrath 1993): But during the last hundred years or so we have been making new observations and have realized there are deep devotion to God, true sainthood, and deep spiritual life within these religions; and so we have created our epicycles of theory, such as the notion of anonymous Christianity and of explicit faith. But would it not be more realistic now to make the shift from Christianity at the centre to God at the centre, and see both our own and the other great world religions as revolving around the same divine reality?…”

Christian Ethics and Spirituality in Leading Business Organizations: Editorial Introduction

“…"Spirituality" comes from the Hebrew word ruach (spirit, breath, wind), which can be interpreted as that which gives life and animation to something. According to McGrath (1999), spirituality is that which animates a person's life of faith and moves a person's faith to greater depths and perfection. It is a way of life which entails beliefs and values related with an ultimate concern.…”