Alister McGrath

Christianity’s Dangerous Idea

The Protestant Revolution - A History from the Sixteenth Century to the Twenty-First

Talking Points

McGrath is a biochemist and Christian theologian born in Belfast, Northern Ireland. He currently holds the title of distinction “Professor of
Historical Theology” at the University of Oxford. He is the author of several books on theology and history, including In the Beginning: The Story of the King James Bible and How It Changed a Nation, a Language, and a Culture and The Twilight of Atheism: The Rise and Fall of Disbelief in the Modern World. He lives in Oxford, England and lectures regularly in the United States.

Description

In the Protestant tradition, all individuals have direct access to God without the mediation of priests or institutions to establish boundaries. The “dangerous idea” is that there is no authority apart from the Bible—yet the Bible is open to many diverse interpretations.