The Historian and Believer

A milestone work in Christian        theology--available again!      "As a critic of the contemporary        theological scene, Van Harvey has few, if any, competitors. This is nowhere        clearer than in The Historian and the Believer . . . the classic        discussion of its topic. Rich in insight and penetrating in argument,        it is one book that belongs in the library of every theologian and seminarian."        -- Schubert M. Ogden, author of Doing Theology Today      Is it possible to be both        a historian and a Christian? Van Harvey's classic The Historian and        the Believer posed that question when it was first published.      In this printing, the author        has provided a new introduction in which he reflects on how he would reframe        his original argument in order to bring out more fully the basic theological        intention underlying his view that Christian faith cannot rest on dubious        historical claims.      From reviews of the first              "Probably the most interesting        piece of American theological writing to appear this year." -- John        Reumann, Union Seminary Quarterly Review