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The secular meaning of the gospel, based on an analysis of its language.
- Title
- The secular meaning of the gospel, based on an analysis of its language.
- Author
- Van Buren, Paul M. (Paul Matthews), 1924-1998
- Publication
- New York, Macmillan [1966, ©1963]
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book/Text | Use in library | 5707.9273.1963 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- 205 pages; 22 cm
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Introduction. The contemporary problem for theology and faith : a secular understanding of the gospel ; The two sides of the problem : Christology and understanding ; The method and nature of this study -- The concern for Christology. The way to Chalcedon ; Evaluations of Chalcedon ; The problem of patristic and biblical categories ; A Christology of "call" and "response" -- The concern for understanding. Existentialist interpretations of a gospel without myth ; Problems of "God," language, and history ; An analysis of the radical alternative -- Analyses of theological language. The problem of religious language ; Linguistic analyses of religious assertions ; A method for reconstruction -- Jesus of Nazareth. The problem of history ; The historical Jesus ; Easter -- The meaning of the gospel. The gospel as the expression of a historical perspective ; The language of New Testament Christology -- The meaning of Christology. Theology's responsibility to its own past ; Analysis of the language of Christology ; The function of Christology -- The meaning of theology. Revelation, predestination, and creation ; Sin, justification, and sanctification ; The church, its acts and words -- Conclusion : secular Christianity.
- OCLC
- ocm07381017
- 7381017
- SCSB-844410
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library