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Contents

Contents

Contents

  • Cover
  • Praise for previous editions of Christian Theology: An Introduction
  • Title Page
  • Copyright
  • List of Illustrations
  • Preface
  • To the Student: How to Use This Book
  • To the Teacher: How to Use This Book
  • The Structure of the Book: The Fifth and Sixth Editions Compared
  • Video and Audio Resources
  • Part I: Landmarks: Periods, Themes, and Personalities of Christian Theology
    1. Introduction
    2. Chapter 1: The Patristic Period, c.100–c.700
      1. The Early Centers of Theological Activity
      2. An Overview of the Patristic Period
      3. Key Theologians
      4. Key Theological Debates and Developments
      5. Set 1: Introductory
      6. Set 2: Standard Level
    3. Chapter 2: The Middle Ages and the Renaissance, c.700–c.1500
      1. On Defining the “Middle Ages”
      2. Theological Landmarks in Western Europe
      3. Byzantine Theology: Major Themes
      4. Key Theologians
      5. Key Theological Debates and Developments
    4. Chapter 3: The Age of Reformation, c.1500–c.1750
      1. The Main Movements of the Age of Reformation
      2. Post-Reformation Movements
      3. The Copernican and Galilean Controversies
      4. Key Theologians
      5. Key Theological Debates and Developments
      6. Developments in Theological Literature
    5. Chapter 4: The Modern Period, c.1750 to the Present
      1. Theology and Cultural Developments in the West
      2. Key Theologians
      3. Major Modern Theological Movements
  • Part II: Sources and Methods
    1. Chapter 5: Getting Started: Preliminaries
      1. What is Faith?
      2. Defining Theology
      3. The Architecture of Theology
      4. The Question of Prolegomena
      5. Commitment and Neutrality in Theology
      6. Orthodoxy and Heresy
      7. The Theology of the Relationship Between Christianity and Secular Culture
    2. Chapter 6: The Sources of Theology
      1. Scripture
      2. Tradition
      3. Reason
      4. Religious Experience
    3. Chapter 7: Knowledge of God: Natural and Revealed
      1. The Idea of Revelation
      2. Models of Revelation
      3. Natural Theology: Its Scope and Limits
      4. Approaches to Discerning God in Nature
      5. The Natural Sciences and Christian Theology: Models of Interaction
    4. Chapter 8: Philosophy and Theology: Dialogue and Debate
      1. Philosophy and Theology: The Notion of the “Handmaid”
      2. Can God's Existence be Proved? Four Approaches
      3. The Nature of Theological Language
  • Part III: Christian Theology
    1. Chapter 9: The Doctrine of God
      1. Is God Male?
      2. A Personal God
      3. Can God Suffer?
      4. The Omnipotence of God
      5. God's Action in the World
      6. God as Creator
      7. Theodicies: The Problem of Evil
    2. Chapter 10: The Person of Jesus Christ
      1. The Place of Jesus Christ in Christian Theology
      2. New Testament Christological Titles
      3. The Patristic Debate Over the Person of Christ
      4. Medieval Christology: The Relationship Between the Incarnation and the Fall
      5. The Relationship Between the Person and Work of Christ
      6. Christological Models: Classical and Contemporary
      7. The Quest for the Historical Jesus
      8. The Resurrection of Christ: History and Interpretation
    3. Chapter 11: The Nature and Basis of Salvation
      1. Christian Approaches to Salvation
      2. The Foundations of Salvation: The Cross of Christ
      3. “Can a Male Savior Save Women?” Feminists on Atonement
      4. Models of Salvation in Christ: Classical and Contemporary
      5. The Appropriation of Salvation in Christ
      6. The Scope of Salvation in Christ
    4. Chapter 12: The Holy Spirit
      1. The Biblical Witness
      2. The Patristic Period
      3. The Filioque Controversy
      4. The Holy Spirit: Recent Discussions
      5. The Functions of the Spirit
    5. Chapter 13: The Trinity
      1. Approaching the Christian Doctrine of the Trinity
      2. The Biblical Foundations of the Doctrine of the Trinity
      3. The Historical Development of the Doctrine
      4. Two Trinitarian Heresies
      5. The Trinity: Six Classic and Contemporary Approaches
      6. Some Discussions of the Trinity in Recent Theology
      7. The Trinitarian Renaissance: Some Examples
    6. Chapter 14: Human Nature, Sin, and Grace
      1. The Place of Humanity Within Creation: Early Reflections
      2. Augustine of Hippo (354–430) and the Pelagian Controversy
      3. The Medieval Synthesis of the Doctrine of Grace
      4. The Reformation Debates Over the Doctrine of Grace
      5. The Doctrine of Predestination
      6. The Darwinian Controversy and the Nature of Humanity
    7. Chapter 15: The Church
      1. Biblical Models of the Church
      2. The Early Development of Ecclesiology
      3. The Donatist Controversy
      4. Early Protestant Doctrines of the Church
      5. Christ and the Church: Some Twentieth-Century Themes
      6. The Second Vatican Council on the Church
      7. The “Notes” of the Church
      8. Priesthood and Ministry: Some Major Themes
    8. Chapter 16: The Sacraments
      1. The Early Development of Sacramental Theology
      2. The Definition of a Sacrament
      3. The Donatist Controversy: Sacramental Efficacy
      4. The Multiple Functions of the Sacraments
      5. The Eucharist: The Question of the Real Presence
      6. The Debate Concerning Infant Baptism
    9. Chapter 17: Christianity and the World Religions
      1. Western Pluralism and the Question of Other Religions
      2. Approaches to Religions
      3. Christian Approaches to Other Religions
    10. Chapter 18: Last Things: The Christian Hope
      1. Developments in the Doctrine of the Last Things
      2. The Last Things
  • Jargon-Busting: A Glossary of Theological Terms
  • Sources of Citations
  • Acknowledgments
  • Index
  • End User License Agreement

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