The Mosaic of Christian Belief, Roger E. Olson
The Mosaic of Christian Belief, Roger E. Olson
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The Mosaic of Christian Belief
Twenty Centuries of Unity and Diversity

Author: Roger E. Olson

Narrator: Mike Chamberlain

Unabridged: 17 hr 48 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 08/09/2022

Synopsis

In The Mosaic of Christian Belief Roger E. Olson thematically traces the contours of Christian belief down through the ages, revealing a pattern of both unity and diversity. He finds a consensus of teaching that is both unitive and able to incorporate a faithful diversity when not forced into the molds of false either-or alternatives. The mosaic that emerges from Olson's work, now updated throughout and with a new chapter on the Holy Spirit, displays a mediating evangelical theology that is irenic in spirit and tone. Olson, writing with nonspecialists in mind, has masterfully sketched out the contours of the Great Tradition of the Christian faith with simplicity while avoiding oversimplification.

About Roger E. Olson

Roger E. Olson is Emeritus Professor of Theology at George W. Truett Theological Seminary of Baylor University. He is the author of many books, including Questions to All Your Answers: The Journey from Folk Religion to Examined Faith, Reformed and Always Reforming: The Postconservative Approach to Evangelical Theology, and How to Be Evangelical without Being Conservative.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Paul on April 14, 2012

PART ONE : AN OLD SONG BY REM Adoptionism, adventism, albigensianism, annihilationism, antinomianism, atonement, arianism Cessationism, creationism, Chalcedinian definition, consubstantiation It's the end of the world as we know it It's the end of the world as we know it It's the end of the world as we k......more

Goodreads review by Paul on August 28, 2023

REVIEW OF THE NEXT TO LAST CHAPTER : LIFE BEYOND DEATH Roger Olsen very helpfully lays out the orthodox* then the heretical beliefs about life after death in his penultimate chapter, and many interesting ideas are revealed. Roger is greatly distressed by the state of modern Christian belief. He think......more

Goodreads review by Corey on March 21, 2024

Read this for my Systematic/Historical Theology course for my graduate degree. Have been working through it since last August. I thoroughly enjoyed Olson's writing. Accessible, descriptive, and digestible; Olson covers 2000 years of Christian theology and belief, and packs it into about 400 pages -......more

Goodreads review by Chet on February 23, 2016

Really enjoyed reading and outlining this book for my Systematic Theology class. Olson's style is organized and accessible to even the most inexperienced (me) students of traditional issues in systematic thought. It actually made the reading quite enjoyable. He openly acknowledges the position that h......more

Goodreads review by Lawson on February 12, 2014

Pretty basic book. While the "both-and" approach works in some areas of theology, some areas are definitely "either-or". I felt like this book was a cop out because Olsen refused to come down firmly on aspects of theology that Scripture firmly comes down on in an attempt to make everyone feel includ......more

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