Alister McGrath's podcast

The fourteenth of a series of eighteen podcasts which introduce each of the eighteen chapters of the sixth edition of Alister McGrath's best-selling textbook Christian Theology: An Introduction. This chapter introduces the reader to some aspects of the Christian understanding of human nature and divine grace.

The fifteenth of a series of eighteen podcasts which introduce each of the eighteen chapters of the sixth edition of Alister McGrath's best-selling textbook Christian Theology: An Introduction. This chapter introduces the reader to some of the theological discussions of the nature of the church, an area of theology often known as "ecclesiology".

The sixteenth of a series of eighteen podcasts which introduce each of the eighteen chapters of the sixth edition of Alister McGrath's best-selling textbook Christian Theology: An Introduction. This chapter introduces the reader to some of the discussions of the nature and purposes of the sacraments within Christian theology.

The seventeenth of a series of eighteen podcasts which introduce each of the eighteen chapters of the sixth edition of Alister McGrath's best-selling textbook Christian Theology: An Introduction. This chapter introduces the reader to some Christian discussions of the relation of Christianity and other world religions, including three major models of their relationship.

The final of a series of eighteen podcasts which introduce each of the eighteen chapters of the sixth edition of Alister McGrath's best-selling textbook Christian Theology: An Introduction. This chapter introduces the reader to some of the themes of "eschatology" - the Christian understanding of the "last things", including the idea of the Christian hope.

The second of a series of eighteen podcasts which introduce each of the eighteen chapters of the sixth edition of Alister McGrath's best-selling textbook Christian Theology: An Introduction. The second chapter of this work introduces the reader to some of the theologians and theological issues of the medieval and Renaissance periods.

The third of a series of eighteen podcasts which introduce each of the eighteen chapters of the sixth edition of Alister McGrath's best-selling textbook Christian Theology: An Introduction. The third chapter of this work introduces the reader to some of the theologians and theological issues of the Reformation and post-Reformation periods.

The fourth of a series of eighteen podcasts which introduce each of the eighteen chapters of the sixth edition of Alister McGrath's best-selling textbook Christian Theology: An Introduction. The fourth chapter of this work introduces the reader to some of the theologians and theological issues of the modern period, from about 1750 to the present day.

The fifth of a series of eighteen podcasts which introduce each of the eighteen chapters of the sixth edition of Alister McGrath's best-selling textbook Christian Theology: An Introduction. The fifth chapter of this work opens the second major section of this work, which deals with the sources and methods of theology. This chapter introduces the reader to some of the preliminary issues in theology, such as the definition of theology, and its various components.

The sixth of a series of eighteen podcasts which introduce each of the eighteen chapters of the sixth edition of Alister McGrath's best-selling textbook Christian Theology: An Introduction. The sixth chapter of this work introduces the reader to the important question of the sources of theology, looking especially at the place of the Bible, tradition, and reason in Christian theology.