13 of 15 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Awesome!, Mar 19 2005
By Pastor, Theologian - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Out of the Mouths of Grandbabes: Bedtime Stories for Grandparents (Hardcover)
This is a must have for any student of the Bible. Hannah brilliantly summarizes church history and organizes his book around key doctrines. It is interesting, fresh, conservative and extremely helpful for spiritual growth. When one realizes most of the issues that Christians wrestle with today have already been dealt with, one wants to learn from history, so as not to repeat it again. Thanks Dr. Hannah!
7 of 10 people found the following review helpful
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Dogma, Theology, Christian Doctrine, Nov 11 2006
By Philip S Roeda - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Out of the Mouths of Grandbabes: Bedtime Stories for Grandparents (Hardcover)
Our Legacy- The History of Christian doctrine written by John D. Hannah is a comparison and contrast of different trains of thought. What is the meaning of God's word, who God is, and the will of God. The presentation of the development of Christian thought through the last two thousand years is clear and respectful to the authors contrary views. Different aspects of Christian theology are developed through the presentations of the differing views. One learns why Roman Catholic thought and evangelical protestantism differ greatly. To a lesser extent Greek Orthodox. Reading this book an evangelical and Catholic will develop an understanding about modern liberal theology. The modernist perspective is a relative small part of this work when covering the 1750 to 1900 time period.(Albert Schweitzer, Friedrich Schleirmacher,Charles Finney),All in clear presentation. John Hannah developed differing perspectives about the Authority about the bible, The Trinity, The person, of Christ, The work of Christ, Salvation, The Church, and End Times. The book covers six time periods of thought and seven subjects, so all perspectives are kept to a couple page. A great read, a great starting point to understand theology.
4 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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Good Reading, Dec 24 2007
By Sabaw H. Lat - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Out of the Mouths of Grandbabes: Bedtime Stories for Grandparents (Hardcover)
It is a good book. Easy reading of the History of the Doctrines through out the churches in simple explanation.