Christian Thought Revisited: Three Types of Theology Book

Great overview of historical roots to modern streams of Christianity. Gonzalez is fairly general and sweeping in his groupings of historical figures and their influences on modern thought but this is inevitable when writing this kind of book given it's size and scope. I learned more about the influences of Irenaeus of Antioch, Origen of Alexandria and Tertullian of Carthage. I would recommend this book to any Christian who doesn't know the true origin and background to their beliefs and practice. We have not been born (or re-born) in a bubble and there is a whole lot of story between the resurrection and the reformation that needs to be told. If Christians would simply learn their history, I am convinced there would be less squabbling and more synergy, less Koran burning and more communication building. Read this book and learn to appreciate the beliefs of others with a perspective of acceptance. Your view of the atonement is not the only one, you might be more neo-platonist than Christian and there's more than one way to interpret scripture.