Colin Gunton

Addresses the thorny question of the defining characteristics of the deity - or what God is. Gunton discusses the nature of theological language, the difference the Trinity makes to discussion of the divine absolutes, and the relationship between...

A Reader for introductory level university courses in systematic theology. Texts are selected from a variety of positions and historical periods. There is no comparable volume currently on the market.

Presents and analysis and comparison of two influential modern approaches to the doctrine of God. Although they are in many respects diametrically opposed, there are numerous and surprising points of contact. With a new conclusion by the author.

With interest in Karl Barth running at unprecedented levels in the English-speaking world, this is a new edition of his acclaimed survey of formative 18th and 19th century thinkers in Protestant theology.