Beginning to study theology is like stepping into a conversation that has been going on for two thousand years.

How do you take part in this conversation--or even make sense of it--if you don't understand the vocabulary or know the contributions made by other participants?

The Pocket Dictionary of Theological Terms is the perfect companion to your theological studies. Among its three hundred-plus definitions are

• English terms, from accomodation to wrath of God
• foreign terms, from a posteriori to via media
• theological movements and traditions, from the Alexandrian School to Wesleyanism
• theologians, from Anselm of Canterbury to Ulrich Zwingli

Here is an affordable and easily accessible resource for your theological readings, lectures and writing assignments. It's a must-have for every beginning theological student!

Designed for students and pastors alike, the short and accessible volumes in the IVP Pocket Reference Series will help you tackle the study of biblical languages, church history, apologetics, world religions, Christian spirituality, ethics, theology, and more.

Guretzki, David

David Guretzki (PhD, McGill University) is professor of theology, church, and public life at Briercrest College and Seminary in Caronport, Saskatchewan, Canada. He is also a coauthor of Pocket Dictionary of Theological Terms.

Nordling, Cherith Fee

Cherith Fee Nordling (PhD, University of St. Andrews) is associate professor of theology at Northern Seminary in Lombard, Illinois. She has also taught at Regent College, Vancouver, as well as Kuyper College, Cornerstone University and Calvin College and Seminary in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She is the author of Knowing God by Name.

Grenz, Stanley J.

Stanley J. Grenz (1950-2005) taught theology at Carey/Regent College for many years. He wrote twenty-five books, including Rediscovering the Triune God: The Trinity in Contemporary Theology, The Social God and the Relational Self: A Trinitarian Theology of the Imago Dei, The Moral Quest: Foundations of Christian Ethics, Revisioning Evangelical Theology: A Fresh Agenda for the 21st Century and The Millennial Maze: Sorting Out Evangelical Options (IVP).