three types of theology

Excellent, succinct examination of historic ties and elliptical trends in Christian theology -- and how our sociopolitical setting and personal interest flavor interpretation. ( )

A nice little piece about what the author sees as the three most important early theologians and the characteristics of their theological methods.

Gonzalez gives us good breakdowns of Tertullian, Irenaeus, and Origen's thought. He then goes further, and classifies later theologies as adhering chiefly to one of these three schools of thought. What Gonzalez also ably avoids is falling back on easy classification as he draws connections between figures. It would be quite easy to say that so-and-so was an intellectual disciple of Irenaeus or whomever. He does not do that, and draws all conclusions with plenty of wiggle room built into them. ( )