History Of Christian Theology

Short Review: This really was an excellent overview of the history of Christian Theology. I have an MDiv, and I took some graduate classes in the history of Christian Thought so I have some legitimate comparisons with regular graduate level classes. Obviously Professor Cary can't expect the listener of these to read 300-500 pages a week of background material like I did when I was in my classes. So there is a major difference in the style of presentation.

But that being said I think I walked away with a much enhanced understanding of the why of Christian theological changes. My grad level classes focused on what the changes were but rarely talked about why the changes were happening or what cultural shifts influenced those shifts. Cary did a good job placing shifts within context, without spending too much time on general history.

He also did a great job at illustrating why the shifts matter to average Christians of the day.

My full review is on my blog at http://bookwi.se/history-christian-theology-great-courses/

I am going to pick up more classes by Cary.