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gemsy_reads's review against another edition
5.0
Simple in the complexity of Christian doctrine, this is a great book to gain one's theological footing whilst recognizing a call to both understand what Christians believe and live accordingly.
notspencerryan's review against another edition
slow-paced
1.0
I had to read this book for a mandatory theology class. It is hard to judge this book fairly since I’m not a Christian, but what I can say fairly is that this book is full of contradictory arguments and arguments that lack any evidence or explanation. Jones is incredibly dismissive of any viewpoint on Christianity or any other topic that isn’t her own, yet never provides a good explanation as to why her view is correct and every other view is wrong. Even if you are a Christian, this book is not worth the read.
clairemarie00's review against another edition
challenging
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
4.0
audra_spiven's review against another edition
3.0
This book was a great introduction, especially for this first-year seminarian, to the world of theological thought and doctrine. It proceeds pretty much in a linear fashion through the doctrines of Christianity as outlined by the Nicene and Apostles' Creeds, without really saying that that is what it's doing. But proceeding in such a manner is pretty logical, since the creeds naturally provide that progression order. Felker Jones is a great writer and distilled some particular concepts down in a way I'd never considered before. I would recommend this to anyone and everyone looking to add a basic but well-written, well-thought-out theological text to their repertoire. It is not a light read, though, so I'd space it out. Since I read this for a class, I read at the pace of one or two chapters per week, according to what was assigned. Took about two months in total to finish.
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