Big Ideas Made Approachable

What if topics like philosophy, biblical studies, world religions, and Christian history could each be distilled into seven key sentences?

Introductions in Seven Sentences use a few key phrases and quotes to make an overwhelming area of study approachable. The accessible primers in this collection are brief introductions to their respective academic fields, providing seven key sentences that connect readers to the most pivotal truths on that subject.

What you’ll find in Introductions in Seven Sentences:

• Readers are invited to reflect on powerful quotations central to philosophy, biblical studies, world religions, and Christian history.
• Each volume is written by an expert with years of teaching experience, making complex concepts accessible through engaging and inviting language.
• Books in the series examine quotations that are often recognized but rarely explored in depth, encouraging deeper reflection.

Whether you're a student, professor, or a lifelong learner, these concise introductions deliver invaluable insights for your journey toward deeper understanding.

Praise for the Series

"An inherently fascinating, thoughtful and thought-provoking read, Philosophy in Seven Sentences: A Small Introduction to a Vast Topic is very highly recommended for high school, college, university, and community library Philosophy collections."

—The Midwest Book Review, May 2016

"This innovative primer succeeds where most introductory texts fail, namely in combining a lucid and succinct exposition with accuracy and precision. Another great virtue of the text is its capacity to introduce religious and atheistic positions in a most hospitable manner while adding some constructive, critical observations from the Christian point of view. All in all, an extraordinary tool for both seasoned and novice students of living faiths and secularism."

—Veli-Matti Kärkkäinen, professor of systematic theology at Fuller Theological Seminary and docent of ecumenics at the University of Helsinki

"This book is full of sensible and occasionally surprising decisions, all of them elegantly expressed. It has something for everyone—theological disputation, political intrigue, spiritual insight, and a touch of drama. Woodruff Tait has managed the seemingly impossible task of distilling the church's history into a slender volume. Best of all, she imbues that history with a sense of tradition. One feels the gravity and freedom that comes with taking up the Christian tradition as one's own. This is church history as it should be, written for any and for all."

—Justus H. Hunter, assistant professor of church history at United Theological Seminary