Alister: 73 books
The Reenchantment of Nature
The Denial of Religion and the Ecological Crisis
Language: English
Release Date: September 17, 2002
In this provocative assessment of the world's current ecological crisis, the author of the critically acclaimed In the Beginning exposes the false assumptions underlying the conflicts between science and religion, and proposes an innovative approach to saving the planet.
Traditionally, science...
Reformation Thought
An Introduction
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2011
Reformation Thought, 4th edition offers an ideal introduction to the central ideas of the European reformations for students of theology and history. Written by the bestselling author and renowned theologian, Alister McGrath, this engaging guide is accessible to students with no prior knowledge of...
by Alister McGrath
Language: English
Release Date: February 21, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: February 21, 2013
The Christian Belief for Everyone series comprises five guides to the basic ideas of the Christian faith. Full of stories and helpful illustrations, these guides have been written primarily for ordinary churchgoers, though they will no doubt also appeal to interested readers outside the church. The...
Golf Architecture
Economy in Course Construction and Greenkeeping
Language: English
Release Date: September 9, 2015
In Golf Architecture, famed architect Dr. Alister MacKenzie details the strict methods and philosophies that led him to design such world-renowned masterpieces as Augusta National, Cypress Point, and Royal Melbourne. Written in 1920 during the height of his career, Golf Architecture provides rare...
Mere Apologetics
How to Help Seekers and Skeptics Find Faith
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2012
Throughout history there have been great and articulate defenders of the faith, from Augustine and Aquinas to Jonathan Edwards, G. K. Chesterton, Francis Schaeffer, and C. S. Lewis. But with new challenges comes the need for a fresh apologetic that specifically addresses the arguments levied against...
Intellectuals Don't Need God and Other Modern Myths
Building Bridges to Faith Through Apologetics
Language: English
Release Date: December 21, 2010
Intellectuals Don't Need God is for people who are not convinced by the arguments of classical, rationalistic apologetics, for people who feel that Christianity must have a broader appeal that to reason alone if it is to be persuasive to non-Christians. Alister McGrath shows convincingly that reason...
The Twilight of Atheism
The Rise and Fall of Disbelief in the Modern World
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2007
In this bold and provocative new book, the author of In the Beginning and The Reenchantment of Nature challenges the widely held assumption that the world is becoming more secular and demonstrates why atheism cannot provide the moral and intellectual guidance essential for coping with the complexities...
by Alister McGrath
Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2002
Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2002
Alister McGrath, a widely acknowledged master of contemporary spirituality, has written a profound meditation on one of the most deceptively simple-sounding tenets of the Christian faith, the centrality of Christ in the life of his followers, in Knowing Christ.
Written in an accessible style...
Mere Discipleship
Growing in Wisdom and Hope
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2019
In exploring Christian discipleship, Alister McGrath encourages readers to move beyond a superficial grasp of their faith to discover its depth and riches. He equips readers to grow in wisdom and develop an accurate Christian worldview that informs the way they think, imagine, and act.
Helpfully...
The Landscape of Faith
An Explorer's Guide To The Christian Creeds
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2018
At Oxford University in the 1970s, Alister McGrath faced a crisis when he realized that his scientific atheism made less sense of reality than the ‘big picture’ offered by Christianity. A reluctant convert, he was astonished by the delight he found in exploring a previously unknown world of ideas.
Crucial...
Women and C.S. Lewis
What His Life and Literature Reveal for Today's Culture
Language: English
Release Date: June 19, 2015
Sexism in Narnia? Or Screwtape? Or amongst the Inklings? Many critics have labelled C.S. Lewis a sexist, even a misogynist. Did the life and writing of the hugely popular author and professor betray attitudes that today are unacceptable, even deplorable? The younger Lewis was criticized for a mysterious...
by Alister McGrath
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2019
Alister McGrath has written to great acclaim on both Richard Dawkins and C. S. Lewis. Here he brings these two intriguing and well-known writers into a conversation. They could hardly have more different perspectives! Engaging with their views is a brilliant way of sharpening up our own thinking on the meaning of life.
Theology
The Basics
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2013
The second edition of this book, written by internationally-acclaimed theologian and author Alister E. McGrath, has been completely updated in response to feedback from readers. It retains the clarity and accessibility that made the first edition so popular, whilst expanding its coverage of a range...
Hey Days
Memories and Glimpses of Melbourne's Bohemia 1937-1947
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2017
Alister Kershaw was a member of the lively crew of poets, painters, musicians and marginal madcaps who made up Melbourne's artistic avant-garde in the Thirties and Forties. In this book he recalls some of the people he knew in those distant heydays.
Here are Albert Tucker and James Gleeson,...