Modern Introduction to Theology

Philip Kennedy is a member of the Faculty of Theology in the University of Oxford and a Fellow of Mansfield College. He is the author of a much-praised volume on the theology of Edward Schillebeeckx.

'Kennedy has a genuine passion to discover a Christianity which can proclaim truth. A Modern Introduction to Theology can serve as the principal textbook for introductory student courses in theology and doctrine, the history of Christianity, church history and philosophy of religion.' - Diarmaid N J MacCulloch, Professor of the History of the Church, University of Oxford; 'It is one of the unfortunate facts of our time that few books about theology manage to communicate beyond the circle of professional theologians. Even fewer are those that convey a sense of academic theology itself as an important, exciting, and challenging venture in human thought. Kennedy's book does just this. Vigorous, punchy, and fast-moving, it will excite, instruct, disturb and provoke. Accessible to students from sixth-form level upwards, it also contains much that calls for a response from academic colleagues and, no less importantly, the Churches themselves.' - George Pattison, Lady Margaret Prof. of Divinity, University of Oxford