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A new edition of leading theologian Millard Erickson's classic text.
More Reviews and RecommendationsMillard J. Erickson is Distinguished Professor of Theology at Baylor University's Truett Seminary and at Western Seminary, Portland. He is a leading evangelical spokesperson with numerous volumes to his credit, including God the Father Almighty, God in Three Persons, The Word Became Flesh, and Postmodernizing the Faith.
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September 06, 2005: We use this book in most of the eight Campus Crusade for Christ graduate schools. The reasons are three: it is warm and reflects the author's devotion it presents different viewpoints on many issues but keeps an open evangelical spirit it balances the issues of historical imput and biblical support very well. It is the systematic theology of choice.
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April 30, 2001: This is one of the volumes I used in studying theology at Denver Seminary. It presents a very thorough treatment of each area of Christian theology. It is rather easy to understand for such an in-depth treatment of Christian theology. It also overviews contrary viewpoints and explains why they do not adequately fit the Biblical material. The reasons for the disagreement are presented in a very fair and straightforward manner. No harsh language at all is seen in this theology.
The theological viewpoint presented is Baptist-modified Reformed. I agree with the Baptist perspective, but I would prefer a more full Reformed view. Strong support is given for eternal security, but Erickson seems to hedge on the other four points of Calvinism.
But this minor problem aside, overall this is an excellent volume for the reader who wants to study Christian theology in-depth.