The Christian Story, Volume 1: A Narrative Interpretation of Basic Christian Doctrine

by Gabriel Fackre

Book Overview

This is a print on demand book and is therefore non- returnable.

This book is for those struggling with the question What is the Christian faith? The answer given here unfolds in the form of a story. Gabriel Fackre interprets the basic Christian beliefs as "chapters in the biography of God," a narrative technique that shows the drama and dynamism of what God is doing in the world. En route, Fackre covers the standard teachings...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802841074
• ISBN13: 9780802841070
• Release Date: February 1996
• Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Theology in a New Way

This is a very nicely written book for those interested in reading and learning about theology, Written in a different way--it is clearly set out and provokes thought. Isn't that what theology is supposed to do? Professor Fackre has authored an easy to read introduction to theology that I found very useful in Sunday School classes. Its narrative format, no pun intended(!), increased its usefulness and I commend it highly. If we were to write a story based on what we hear and read in Scripture--theologically speaking--what might that story be like; how might it read? This is one such suggestion and eminently so...