Preface xi
How to Use This Work xvi
The Structure of the Work xviii
Part I The Patristic Period, ca. 100–600
Part II English and Irish Sources, ca. 600–1050
Part III The Middle Ages, 1050–1500
Part IV The Renaissance and Reformation, 1500–1700
Part V The Modern Period, 1700–2000
A Glossary of Terms 753
Sources of Extracts 761
For Further Reading 769
Acknowledgments 771
Index 774
Alister E McGrath is Professor of Historical Theology at Oxford University, and Principal of Wycliffe Hall, Oxford.
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