God in dispute: "conversations" among great Christian thinkers

Second-century critic Celsus queries Polycarp, Valentinus, and Montanus about the Christian sect Second-century critic Celsus interviews Tertullian, Irenaeus, and Clement about Christianity Second- and third-century leaders Irenaeus, Tertullian, and Clement discuss beliefs necessary to be a true Christian Second- and third-century Origen and Tertullian debate faith's relationship to reason and the nature of the eternal Godhead Third-century Bishop Cyprian of Carthage is interviewed about the church and salvation Fourth-century Alexandrians deacon Athanasius and presbyter Arius are interviewed about the Council of Nicaea The fourth-century Cappadocian fathers meet to settle on the Orthodox doctrine of the Trinity Prominent fifth-century thinkers Cyril, Apollinaris, Nestorius, and Eutyches discuss the humanity and divinity of Jesus Christ Fifth-century Bishop Augustine of Hippo and British monk Pelagius argue about sin and salvation Medieval abbot-archbishop Anselm of Canterbury and monk-philosopher Abelard debate faith, reason, and atonement

Medieval scholastic philosopher-theologian Thomas Aquinas and tree-hugger Francis of Assisi enthuse on how to know God Sixteenth-century Bucer convenes Luther, Karlstadt, Erasmus, Zwingli, Grebel, Calvin, and Servetus on church reform Reformer Luther and Roman Catholic theologian Eck dispute the nature of salvation, grace, faith, and justification Reformers Luther, Hubmaier, Zwingli, and Calvin debate the Lord's Supper and baptism Sixteenth-century reformer Calvin and seventeenth-century theologian Arminius contest divergent views of salvation Eighteenth-century evangelical revivalists-theologians Wesley and Edwards compare differing views of salvation Eighteenth-century Irish deist Toland and English evangelist Wesley debate faith and reason, God and miracles Enlightenment philosophers Locke, Kant, and Hegel deal with issues impinging on Christian theology Father of modern theology Schleiermacher and philosophers Kant and Hegel debate the essence of religion and Christianity

Theologians liberal Rauschenbusch and conservative Machen argue about true Christianity, the Bible, evolution, and doctrine

Twentieth-century Barth and Brunner discuss theological method with nineteenth-century liberal Schleiermacher

Barth and Brunner contest their differences on natural theology and whether all will be saved

Twentieth-century theological giants Barth and Tillich discuss crucial issues, Christ and culture

Twentieth-century ethicists Rauschenbusch, Niebuhr, Gutiérrez, Yoder, and Olasky dispute the meaning of justice

Twentieth-century theologians Bultmann and Pannenberg debate faith, myth, and Jesus's resurrection

Twentieth-century theologians Henry and Ramm dispute about evangelical theology, modernity, and the Enlightenment

Twentieth-century Roman Catholic theologian Rahner is interviewed about his controversial but influential theories

Three liberation theologians debate about humanity's worst oppression and how liberation should happen

Two postmodern theologians discuss the meaning of theology in postmodern culture.