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| Alister McGrath |
| The Revd Professor Alister McGrath is the Principal of Wycliffe Hall, and Professor of Historical Theology at Oxford University. He studied at the universities of Oxford and Cambridge, and served in a parish in Nottingham before joining the staff at Wycliffe. He is one of the most widely read and influential Christian writers in the world, and travels extensively to speak at conferences and missions. He has written a number of important works on Reformation history and theology, and on the development and prospects for Evangelicalism. His many writings include his acclaimed book on apologetics, Bridge-Building (Apollos), his internationally popular Christian Theology: An Introduction ; and more academic works, such as Iustitia Dei: A History of the Christian Doctrine of Justification (Cambridge University Press). He teaches in the areas of systematic theology, science and religion, spirituality and apologetics. |
| Alister McGrath is an important figure in evangelical theology today. His careful, irenic work has earned him a distinguished place in academic theology, and his pastoral inclinations have lead him to have great popular appeal and impact with books written for inquirers at all levels. He has made and is making important contributions to the study of theology, through the writing of an extremely widely used introductory text book on systematic theology, through historical studies of Martin Luther and of the history of the idea of the righteousness of God (iustitia dei), and through a monumental project in science and theology (see the reviews below). He is also an important commentator of evangelical theology, writing essays and contributing to the ongoing shape of evangelicalism. |
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| Tradition is not - and, in order to be authentic, cannot be - a dead voice from the past; it is a living voice, which passes on the wisdom of the past to enrich the present. . . . A willingness to listen - not to agree uncritically, it must be stressed, but to listen - is of considerable importance in securing the stability of evangelical theological reflection. -Alister McGrath |