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Introducing Christian Doctrine, 2nd ed.

by: Erickson, Millard J.

Introducing Christian Doctrine, 2nd ed.

by: Erickson, Millard J.

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0801022509
Edition: 2nd
Format: Hardcover
Copyright: 04/01/2001
Publisher: Baker Academic
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Summary

An abridged, less technical version of Erickson's classic "Christian Theology". Pastors and students alike will find this survey of Christian theology and doctrine a practical and accessible resource with both breadth and substance. This new edition adds pedagogical aides, includes a chapter on postmodernity, and features the pertinent chapter from "Christian Theology" contemporizing the gospel message.

Preface

(4)

Part One: The Doing of Theology

What Is Theology?

(8)

The Nature of Theology

(3)

The Method of Theology

(4)

Contemporizing the Christian Message

(8)

The Contemporary Context of Theology

(1)

Approaches to Contemporizing the Christian Message

(1)

The Permanent Element in Christianity

(1)

The Nature of Contemporization

(1)

The Criteria of Permanence in Doctrine

(3)

Postmodernity and Theology

(10)

Defining Postmodernism

(3)

Doing Theology in the Postmodern Age

(6)

Part Two: God's Revelation

God's Universal Revelation

(10)

The Nature of Revelation

(1)

The Modes of General Revelation

(1)

The Reality and Efficacy of General Revelation

(5)

General Revelation and Human Responsibility

(1)

Implications of General Revelation

(2)

God's Particular Revelation

(9)

The Definition and Necessity of Special Revelation

(1)

The Style of Special Revelation

(2)

The Modes of Special Revelation

(2)

Special Revelation: Propositional or Personal?

(1)

Scripture as Revelation

(2)

The Preservation of the Revelation: Inspiration

(8)

Definition of Inspiration

(1)

The Fact of Inspiration

(1)

Theories of Inspiration

(1)

The Extent of Inspiration

(1)

The Intensiveness of Inspiration

(1)

A Model of Inspiration

(3)

The Dependability of God's Word: Interrancy

(8)

Various Conceptions of Inerrancy

(1)

The Importance of Inerrancy

(1)

Inerrancy and Phenomena

(1)

Defining Inerrancy

(2)

Ancillary Issues

(2)

The Power of God's Word: Authority

(9)

Religious Authority

(1)

The Internal Working of the Holy Spirit

(2)

Objective and Subjective Components of Authority

(1)

The Bible and Reason

(1)

Historical and Normative Authoritativeness

(4)

Part Three: The Nature of God

The Doctrine of God

(6)

The Immanence and Transcendence of God

(2)

The Nature of Attributes

(1)

Classifications of Attributes

(1)

The Greatness of God

(7)

Spirituality

(1)

Life

(1)

Personality

(1)

Infinity

(2)

Constancy

(2)

The Goodness of God

(8)

Moral Qualities

(5)

God's Love and Justice---A Point of Tension?

104

(2)

God's Three-in-Oneness: The Trinity

106

(13)

The Biblical Teaching

107

(4)

Historical Constructions

111

(2)

Essential Elements of a Doctrine of the Trinity

113

(1)

The Search for Analogies

114

(5)

Part Four: The Work of God

God's Plan

119

(10)

Key Definitions

120

(1)

The Biblical Teaching

120

(2)

The Nature of the Divine Plan

122

(1)

Logical Priority: God's Plan or Human Action?

123

(1)

A Moderately Calvinistic Model

124

(4)

Various Understandings of History

128

(1)

God's Originating Work: Creation

129

(8)

Reasons for Studying the Doctrine of Creation

130

(1)

Elements of the Biblical Teaching on Creation

131

(2)

The Theological Meaning of the Doctrine

133

(1)

The Creation Doctrine and Its Relation to Science

134

(2)

Implications of the Doctrine of Creation

136

(1)

God's Continuing Work: Providence

137

(10)

Providence as Preservation

138

(2)

Providence as Government

140

(4)

Providence and Prayer

144

(1)

Providence and Miracles

144

(3)

Evil and God's World: A Special Problem

147

(7)

The Nature of the Problem

148

(1)

Types of Solutions

149

(1)

Themes for Dealing with the Problem of Evil

149

(5)

God's Special Agents: Angels

154

(9)

Good Angels

155

(3)

Evil Angels

158

(2)

The Role of the Doctrine of Angels

160

(3)

Part Five: Humanity

Introduction to the Doctrine of Humanity

163

(7)

Images of Humankind

164

(1)

The Christian View of Humanity

165

(1)

The Biblical Account of Human Creation

166

(2)

The Theological Meaning of Human Creation

168

(2)

The Image of God in the Human

170

(9)

The Relevant Scripture Passages

171

(1)

Views of the Image

172

(2)

Evaluation of the Views

174

(1)

Conclusions Regarding the Nature of the Image

175

(1)

Implications of the Doctrine

176

(3)

The Constitutional Nature of the Human

179

(8)

Basic Views of the Human Constitution

180

(2)

Biblical Considerations

182

(1)

An Alternative Model: Conditional Unity

183

(1)

Implications of Conditional Unity

184

(3)

Part Six: Sin

The Nature and Source of Sin

187

(6)

The Difficulty of Discussing Sin

188

(1)

Biblical Perspectives on the Nature of Sin

188

(1)

The Source of Sin

189

(4)

The Results of Sin

193

(9)

Results Affecting the Relationship with God

194

(6)

Effects on the Sinner

200

(1)

Effects on the Relationship to Other Humans

201

(1)

The Magnitude of Sin

202

(13)

The Extent of Sin

203

(1)

The Intensiveness of Sin

204

(2)

Theories of Original Sin

206

(2)

Original Sin: A Biblical and Contemporary Model

208

(7)

Part Seven: The Person of Christ

The Deity of Christ

215

(8)

The Biblical Teaching

216

(4)

Historical Departures from Belief in the Full Deity of Christ

220

(1)

Functional Christology

221

(1)

Implications of the Deity of Christ

221

(2)

The Humanity of Christ

223

(10)

The Importance of the Humanity of Christ

224

(1)

The Biblical Evidence

225

(2)

Early Heresies Regarding the Humanity of Jesus

227

(1)

The Virgin Birth

228

(2)

The Sinlessness of Jesus

230

(1)

Implications of the Humanity of Jesus

231

(2)

The Unity of the Person of Christ

233

(10)

The Importance and Difficulty of the Issue

234

(1)

The Biblical Material

234

(1)

Early Misunderstandings

235

(1)

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