The history of Christian theology can be a daunting field for college and seminary students, who see neither the need for -- nor the relevance of -- rummaging through Augustine, Aquinas, Luther, or Tillichs dry texts. Yet these theologians pose lively religious questions, and most religious colleges and seminaries require introductory courses on the Christian tradition. So how can you reach these students? This entertaining CD can really spice up a class discussion or be used for personal enjoyment as a companion to The Journey Through Christian Theology (ISBN 0-8006-3220-6 from Augsburg Fortress, Inc.) - a full-scale reader in theological history. It offers a non-threatening, humorous entrance into central theological issues from the Apostolic Fathers to Mary Daly.
185 Cartoons help illustrate the ideas of these theologians: Ignatius of Antioch, Justin Martyr, Irenaeus of Lyons, Tertullian, Origen of Alexandria, Arius, Athanasius, Augustine of Hippo, Pseudo-Dionysius, John Scotus Erigena, Anselm of Canterbury, Peter Abelard, Thomas Aquinas, Johannes Meister Eckhardt, Hildegard of Bingen, Julian of Norwich, Catherine of Siena, Thomas Kempis, Martin Luther, John Calvin, Immanuel Kant, Friedrich Schleiermacher, David Friedrich Strauss, Soren Kierkegaard, Albrecht Ritschl, Adolf von Harnack, Rudolf Otto, Rudolf Bultmann, Paul Tillich, Karl Barth, Reinhold Niebuhr, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Gustavo Gutirrez, Mary Daly, Letty Russell, and James Cone.
