Meh, this book is pretty bland.
As I skimmed it, there doesn't appear to be anything poor in it's theology. That's a plus.
But considering the book it titled Visual Theology I sort of expected, you know, visuals.
Is it more graphic than a typical Systematic Theology book? Oh for sure.
But is it visually graphical in a meaningful depth? Nope. Not even close.
I expected some pretty versions of some complex theological concepts, however there were essentially none.
If I were to be very lenient in my expectations, there were a few. But they weren't anything noteworthy that just screamed out as a perfect illustration of what they were conveying.
I really wanted to like this book. I did.
But there really isn't any content there to match the title.
On the plus side, it does have some very good and practical basics of Christian thought.
It is too light to be "systematic theology" but it is a good overview of many topics.
It seems to hit the major points in what it is to be Christian, who Christ was, what sin is, etc...
Photo examples:
The Table of Contents shows the extent of the entire book
Chapters typically have icons or an icon based chart/illustration in the beginning, then each section that talks about that point has the icon as the header. I've included multiple examples as to how they handle this method through the book.
Lastly, I included one image from Wayne Grudem's Systematic Theology.
If you've ever read large systematic theologies you know there are rarely images or illustrations.
Here is one that I feel is what I was looking for in this book (but obviously of higher quality).
I really think if Visual Theology was full of images that illustrated and conveyed complex theological concepts in an easily digestible manner (such as the hypostatic union example) this book would have been a home run.
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Reviewed in the United States on May 13, 2017
As I skimmed it, there doesn't appear to be anything poor in it's theology. That's a plus.
But considering the book it titled Visual Theology I sort of expected, you know, visuals.
Is it more graphic than a typical Systematic Theology book? Oh for sure.
But is it visually graphical in a meaningful depth? Nope. Not even close.
I expected some pretty versions of some complex theological concepts, however there were essentially none.
If I were to be very lenient in my expectations, there were a few. But they weren't anything noteworthy that just screamed out as a perfect illustration of what they were conveying.
I really wanted to like this book. I did.
But there really isn't any content there to match the title.
On the plus side, it does have some very good and practical basics of Christian thought.
It is too light to be "systematic theology" but it is a good overview of many topics.
It seems to hit the major points in what it is to be Christian, who Christ was, what sin is, etc...
Photo examples:
The Table of Contents shows the extent of the entire book
Chapters typically have icons or an icon based chart/illustration in the beginning, then each section that talks about that point has the icon as the header. I've included multiple examples as to how they handle this method through the book.
Lastly, I included one image from Wayne Grudem's Systematic Theology.
If you've ever read large systematic theologies you know there are rarely images or illustrations.
Here is one that I feel is what I was looking for in this book (but obviously of higher quality).
I really think if Visual Theology was full of images that illustrated and conveyed complex theological concepts in an easily digestible manner (such as the hypostatic union example) this book would have been a home run.
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Poorly Titled - Don't Expect Much
By Broken on May 13, 2017
Meh, this book is pretty bland.By Broken on May 13, 2017
As I skimmed it, there doesn't appear to be anything poor in it's theology. That's a plus.
But considering the book it titled Visual Theology I sort of expected, you know, visuals.
Is it more graphic than a typical Systematic Theology book? Oh for sure.
But is it visually graphical in a meaningful depth? Nope. Not even close.
I expected some pretty versions of some complex theological concepts, however there were essentially none.
If I were to be very lenient in my expectations, there were a few. But they weren't anything noteworthy that just screamed out as a perfect illustration of what they were conveying.
I really wanted to like this book. I did.
But there really isn't any content there to match the title.
On the plus side, it does have some very good and practical basics of Christian thought.
It is too light to be "systematic theology" but it is a good overview of many topics.
It seems to hit the major points in what it is to be Christian, who Christ was, what sin is, etc...
Photo examples:
The Table of Contents shows the extent of the entire book
Chapters typically have icons or an icon based chart/illustration in the beginning, then each section that talks about that point has the icon as the header. I've included multiple examples as to how they handle this method through the book.
Lastly, I included one image from Wayne Grudem's Systematic Theology.
If you've ever read large systematic theologies you know there are rarely images or illustrations.
Here is one that I feel is what I was looking for in this book (but obviously of higher quality).
I really think if Visual Theology was full of images that illustrated and conveyed complex theological concepts in an easily digestible manner (such as the hypostatic union example) this book would have been a home run.
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Reviewed in the United States on April 5, 2017
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Unsatisfying. Unsatisfied. Minimally Visual.
By Steve-in-Sardis-MS on April 5, 2017
Before I write too critically, I confess that few people, myself included, could do any better with such a novel concept. Challies is a talented writer with solid theology. Byers is a talented graphic artist with a great sense of content and style. But the book does not merit the title. More honest would be "Theology With Lots of Wordy Pictures". But to TITLE it "visual theology" is misleading at best and a poorly focused marketing trick at worst. The book does not satisfy. If you want a visual book, this one is not the title to buy. Slick marketing does not overcome the misleading title.
By Steve-in-Sardis-MS on April 5, 2017
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