¿Es posible que al ajustar o adaptar el cristianismo a cualquier cosa que exige la cultura, estamos sacrificando el poder profético del cristianismo en el altar de la respetabilidad? El término "teología liberal" a menudo se malinterpreta, se confunde con ideologías y a veces es apoyada por cristianos genuinos que están preocupados por cuestiones de justicia social. También se ha señalado injustamente contra iglesias e incluso denominaciones enteras debido a diferencias doctrinales. Entonc...

This volume creatively explores the history of Christian thought by imagining a series of twenty-nine dialogues and debates among key figures throughout church history. It traces the history of theology via such conversation partners as Augustine and Pelagius, Calvin and Arminius, Barth and Brunner, and Bultmann and Pannenberg. Each imagined dialogue includes a brief summary that introduces the figures under consideration, a more detailed assessment of the thinkers and theological issues p...

Neste livro, Roger Olson descreve as maldições que as heresias como pelagianismo, semipelagianismo e teologia da prosperidade, trazem para a igreja. Descrevendo seus principais conceitos, a forma como a igreja lidou com elas, os atores envolvidos e o que pode ser feito para resolver o problema, Cristianismo Falsificado busca educar as congregações sobre Jesus, Deus e a salvação.

O Cristianismo liberal eleva a razão e a experiência modernas ao nível de fontes e normas que se sobrepõem à Bíblia e à tradição cristã ortodoxa. Para os cristãos liberais, a Bíblia é o conjunto das "nossas histórias sagradas," mas não é sobrenaturalmente inspirada, nem infalível — mesmo em questões de doutrina. Nessa obra, Escrita em um tom direto e coloquial, Olson adverte os cristãos contra a aceitação passiva dessa teologia pois ao se afastar do cristianismo histórico, clássico e ortod...

The community of evangelicals sometimes seems so broad as to defy definition, but theological conservatism has been one consistent marker. Now, says theologian Roger Olson, postconservatism is moving beyond conventional battles against liberalism and heresy to posit a dynamic and realistic approach. While conservatives strive to preserve tradition and protect orthodoxy, postconservatives urge openness to doctrinal reform without abandoning orthodoxy. Where differences exist between doctrin...

Perspectives on the Doctrine of God presents in counterpoint form four basic common beliefs on the doctrine of God that have developed over the course of church history with a goal of determining which view is most faithful to Scripture.Contributors to this fifth book in the PERSPECTIVES series are Regent College J.I. Packer chair in Theology and Philosophy Paul Helm (Classical Calvinist perspective), editor Bruce Ware (Modified Calvinist ...

Modernity has been an age of revolutions—political, scientific, industrial and philosophical. Consequently, it has also been an age of revolutions in theology, as Christians attempt to make sense of their faith in light of the cultural upheavals around them, what Walter Lippman once called the "acids of modernity." Modern theology is the result of this struggle to think responsibly about God within the modern cultural ethos.In this major revision and expansion of the classic 20th Centu...

The Shack has touched millions of readers with its portrayal of a compassionate God in the face of great evil. Many have identified with the main character’s Great Sadness, the terrible burden of grief that often accompanies and follows a deep loss. The Great Sadness is part of the human condition. And it compels us to ask, Where is God? Who is God? Can God be trusted? Roger Olson, who has faced his own Great Sadness, finds a good deal of comfort in this much beloved story as have...

Many people equate evangelical Christianity with conservatism in religion, politics, theology and social attitudes. Some are scandalized by any separation between them. As one evangelical pastor's wife declared to a church group "We are a conservative people!" In fact, however, evangelicals have not always been conservative; radical stances on doctrines, worship, social norms, politics and church leadership have often marked evangelicalism in the past. The 2007 movie Amazing Grace about Wi...

Liberal Christian theology is a big topic in today's churches and seminaries. But what does liberal theology really mean and why is it so controversial? What does it actually believe about truth, Scripture, and Jesus Christ? And where does it lead?The term "liberal theology" is often misinterpreted, confused with a set of loose ideologies within the Christian faith and sometimes rallied behind by genuine Christians who are simply concerned about modern social justi...

Postconservative theology may be said to parallel with "postliberal theology" at its best. Orthodox, biblical, but open to new insights about how to interpret Scripture. But the new insights must be faithful as well as fresh. Postconservative theology is not the same as "progressive theology," which tends to lean toward indeterminant faith expressions, whereas "postconservative" allows for particular faith commitments and expressions but understands that the constructive task of theology i...

Christianity Today Book of the Year AwardECPA Gold Medallion AwardHistory is made up of stories--narratives that recount the events, movements, ideas and lives that have shaped religions and nations. Theologian Roger Olson believes that the history of Christian theology should be told as such a story, one replete with thick plots, exciting twists, interesting people and fascinating ideas.In this panoramic work of historical theology Olson vi...