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    Everyone's a Theologian: An Introduction to Systematic Theology
    Everyone's a Theologian: An Introduction to Systematic Theology
    Everyone's a Theologian: An Introduction to Systematic Theology
    Audiobook11 hours

    Everyone's a Theologian: An Introduction to Systematic Theology

    Written by R. C. Sproul

    Narrated by Grover Gardner

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    Many people react negatively to the word theology, believing that it involves dry, fruitless arguments about minute points of doctrine. Yet as Dr. R.C. Sproul argues,everyone is a theologian. Any time we think about a teaching of the Bible and strive to understand it, we are engaging in theology. Therefore, it is important that we put the Bible's varied teachings together in a systematic fashion, using proper, time-tested methods of interpretation so as to arrive at a theology that is founded on truth. That is precisely what Dr. Sproul does in Everyone's a Theologian: An Introduction to Systematic Theology. This book is anything but a dry discussion of minute points of doctrine. Dr. Sproul, demonstrating his trademark ability to make complex subjects easy to understand, surveys the basic truths of the Christian faith, reminding us once more of what God is like and of what He has done for His people in this world and the next.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherChristianAudio.com
    Release dateSep 3, 2014
    ISBN9781610459471
    Everyone's a Theologian: An Introduction to Systematic Theology
    Author

    R. C. Sproul

    R.C. Sproul (1939-2017) was founder of Ligonier Ministries in Orlando, Fla. He was also first minister of preaching and teaching at Saint Andrew's Chapel, first president of Reformation Bible College, and executive editor of Tabletalk magazine. His radio program, Renewing Your Mind, is still broadcast daily on hundreds of radio stations around the world and can also be heard online.

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    • 5/5
      Wonderful read! Helped me understand a lot of things I had pondered.
    • 5/5
      Best systematic theology for beginners comes from none other than R C Sproul. Recommended for all who wants to understand the theology.
    • 5/5
      Such an extensive introduction to theology, I highly recommend this to each and every Christian!
    • 3/5
      I am a HUGE R.C. Sproul fan. The Holiness of God and Chosen By God are seminal works in how I currently think about God. I hold Sproul in the highest of regard as an author, theologian, and Christian leader.I guess that's why I was so disappointed with Everyone's a Theologian. I was thrilled when I saw the book at a conference I attended. I am always on the lookout for new systematic theologies. I immediately purchased it and began my digestion of Everyone's a Theologian shortly after. What I discovered is a very readable but quite superficial tip-of-the-hat to the field of systematic theology. The Sproul books I had previously read would attack an issue, dealing with it in both a biblical and thorough manner. This new work from Sproul is not cut from the same cloth; Everyone's a Theologian suffers from its lack of depth. As the title insinuates, Sproul comes from the position that everyone has a personal theology, whether it is correct or not. He then goes on to address the traditional divisions of theology (theology proper, christology, ecclesiology, soteriology, etc.). Each division is given 6 to 8 5-page chapters. The chapters read easily and would be accessible to novices of systematic theology. The strengths of the book include its simplicity, brevity, and the nuggets of wisdom that one comes to expect from Sproul. Paradoxically, the weaknesses of the book include its over-simplicity, its often unnecessary brevity, and the want for more nuggets of wisdom from Sproul. In essence, Sproul sets out to write a book that is accessible to most everyone and winds up writing a book that says less than he needs to write. For example, on the issue of election, Sproul spends a grand total of 5 pages. When discussing the biblical images of the church, he offers 4 pages. Sometimes his brevity leaves one wondering if he has really even addressed the issue at all. The book reads like the chapters were lectures that were transcribed and formatted for a book.Despite its shortcomings, Everyone's a Theologian can be a useful tool for those new to systematic theology. However, I believe more useful tools already exist. For example, Wayne Grudem's Bible Doctrine, though longer and less accessible, is a much better book.