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Christian dogmatics / edited by Carl E. Braaten and Robert W. Jenson.

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Christian dogmatics / edited by Carl E. Braaten and Robert W. Jenson.
Publication
Philadelphia : Fortress Press, c1984.

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Additional Authors
  • Braaten, Carl E., 1929-
  • Forde, Gerhard O.
  • Jenson, Robert W.
Description
2 v.; 24 cm.
Subject
  • Lutheran Church > Doctrines
  • Theology, Doctrinal
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
  • V. 1. Prolegomena to Christian dogmatics / Carl E. Braaten. Theology and dogmatics ; The heritage of dogmatics ; The fundamentals of dogmatics ; The holy Scriptures -- The triune God / Robert W. Jenson. The triune name of God ; The Trinitarian logic and rhetoric ; The Nicene-Constantinopolitan dogma ; The one and the three ; The being of God ; The attributes of God -- The knowledge of God / Paul R. Sponheim. The reality and revelation of God ; The reception and recognition of revelation ; God's call and the human question about the ground of life ; The human quest and God's free answer -- The creation / Philip J. Hefner. The biblical witness to creation ; The creation of the world ; The human being ; The continuing work of creation ; Challenges to the ongoing doctrinal task -- Sin and evil / Paul R. Sponheim. The nature of sin ; The origin of sin ; The effect of sin ; Metaphysical and natural evil ; The work of God against evil -- The person of Jesus Christ / Carl E. Braaten. The nature and method of Christology ; The historical Jesus and the kingdom of God ; Classical Christology and its subsequent criticism ; The true humanity of Jesus Christ ; The true divinity of Jesus Christ ; The humiliation and exaltation of Jesus Christ ; The uniqueness and universality of Jesus Christ.
  • V. 2. The work of Christ / Gerhard O. Forde. The shape of the tradition ; Luther's theology of the cross ; Reconciliation with God ; Atonement as actual event -- The Holy Spirit / Robert W. Jenson. The Spirit that spoke by the prophets ; Pneumatological soteriology ; Spirit-discourse as the church's self-interpretation ; Cosmic Spirit -- The church / Philip J. Hefner. The doctrine of the church : focus and challenges ; The being of the church ; Basic elements of the church's life ; The church and the kingdom of God -- The means of grace / Hans Schwarz and Robert W. Jenson. The biblical understanding of the word of God ; The dynamics of God's word ; Sacraments of the word ; Baptism ; The supper ; The return to baptism -- Christian life / Gerhard O. Forde. Justification ; Justification and sanctification ; Justification and this world ; Justification today -- Eschatology / Hans Schwarz. The biblical view of the future ; Continuing tensions in the history of eschatology ; Major currents in Christian eschatology ; Secular options ; The content of Christian hope.
ISBN
  • 0800607120 (set) :
  • 0800607031 (v. 1) :
  • 080060704X (v. 2) :
LCCN
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