Publisher's Synopsis
"Understanding the Faith " is a collection of essays in philosophical theology by Canadian theologian and philosopher of religion Joseph C. McLelland spanning his remarkable 50-year association with The Presbyterian College, Montreal. The range and depth of these articles on the nature of Christian ministry, the history of the Reformed tradition, and the state of religion in Canada, provide an important record of a half-century of theological reflection. McLelland's insights on church, academy, and society deserve to be read again and again. Understanding the Faith is the inaugural volume in a new series of publications called Presbyterian College Studies in Theology and Ministry, sponsored by The Presbyterian College, Montreal. The Presbyterian College, founded in 1865, is a seminary of The Presbyterian Church in Canada, a member college of The Montreal School of Theology, and is affiliated with the Faculty of Religious Studies at McGill University. Joseph C. McLelland is J.W. McConnell Professor of Philosophy of Religion Emeritus at McGill University and Robert Professor of History and Philosophy of Religion Emeritus at The Presbyterian College, Montreal. From 1975 to 1985 he also served as Dean of the Faculty of Religious Studies at McGill University.
