A review by marc129
The Christian Life and Hope: A Guide for Study and Devotion by Alister E. McGrath

2.0

This fifth and final part of McGrath's introduction to Christianity highlights some aspects he didn’t yet touch upon, most notably the sacraments and the belief in the afterlife. Again there are interesting initiations, but the author's main aim is encyclopedic rather than inspiring. His long explanation of the different views on the Eucharist is typical in that regard. McGrath does his best to show that Christianity is more than a doctrine, but the approach that emerges from this series remains very cerebral. Ethics, for example, is only worth a few paragraphs.