Introducing Christian Doctrine, 2nd ed.,9780801022500

Introducing Christian Doctrine, 2nd ed.

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Edition: 2nd
ISBN13: 9780801022500
ISBN10: 0801022509
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2001-04-01
Publisher(s): 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.

Author Biography

Millard J. Erickson is Distinguished Professor of Theology at Truett Seminary and at Western Seminary, Portland. He is the author of numerous works, including Christian Theology, God in Three Persons, and The Word Became Flesh.L. Arnold Hustad is professor of theology and philosophy at Crown College, St. Bonifacius, Minnesota.

Table of Contents

Preface 11(4)
Part One: The Doing of Theology
What Is Theology?
15(8)
The Nature of Theology
16(3)
The Method of Theology
19(4)
Contemporizing the Christian Message
23(8)
The Contemporary Context of Theology
24(1)
Approaches to Contemporizing the Christian Message
25(1)
The Permanent Element in Christianity
26(1)
The Nature of Contemporization
27(1)
The Criteria of Permanence in Doctrine
28(3)
Postmodernity and Theology
31(10)
Defining Postmodernism
32(3)
Doing Theology in the Postmodern Age
35(6)
Part Two: God's Revelation
God's Universal Revelation
41(10)
The Nature of Revelation
42(1)
The Modes of General Revelation
42(1)
The Reality and Efficacy of General Revelation
43(5)
General Revelation and Human Responsibility
48(1)
Implications of General Revelation
49(2)
God's Particular Revelation
51(9)
The Definition and Necessity of Special Revelation
52(1)
The Style of Special Revelation
53(2)
The Modes of Special Revelation
55(2)
Special Revelation: Propositional or Personal?
57(1)
Scripture as Revelation
58(2)
The Preservation of the Revelation: Inspiration
60(8)
Definition of Inspiration
61(1)
The Fact of Inspiration
62(1)
Theories of Inspiration
63(1)
The Extent of Inspiration
64(1)
The Intensiveness of Inspiration
65(1)
A Model of Inspiration
65(3)
The Dependability of God's Word: Interrancy
68(8)
Various Conceptions of Inerrancy
69(1)
The Importance of Inerrancy
70(1)
Inerrancy and Phenomena
71(1)
Defining Inerrancy
72(2)
Ancillary Issues
74(2)
The Power of God's Word: Authority
76(9)
Religious Authority
77(1)
The Internal Working of the Holy Spirit
77(2)
Objective and Subjective Components of Authority
79(1)
The Bible and Reason
80(1)
Historical and Normative Authoritativeness
81(4)
Part Three: The Nature of God
The Doctrine of God
85(6)
The Immanence and Transcendence of God
87(2)
The Nature of Attributes
89(1)
Classifications of Attributes
90(1)
The Greatness of God
91(7)
Spirituality
92(1)
Life
93(1)
Personality
93(1)
Infinity
94(2)
Constancy
96(2)
The Goodness of God
98(8)
Moral Qualities
99(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)
Other Attempts to Solve the Problem
236(1)
Basic Tenets of the Doctrine of Two Natures in One Person
237(6)
Part Eight: The Work of Christ
Introduction to the Work of Christ
243(12)
The Stages of Christ's Work
245(3)
The Functions of Christ
248(3)
The Manifold Theories of the Atonement
251(4)
The Central Theme of Atonement
255(14)
Background Factors
257(2)
The New Testament Teaching
259(2)
The Basic Meaning of Atonement
261(2)
Objections to the Penal-Substitution Theory
263(1)
The Implications of Substitutionary Atonement
264(5)
Part Nine: The Holy Spirit
The Person of the Holy Spirit
269(6)
The Importance of the Doctrine of the Holy Spirit
270(1)
Difficulties in Understanding the Holy Spirit
271(1)
The Nature of the Holy Spirit
271(3)
Implications of the Doctrine of the Holy Spirit
274(1)
The Work of the Holy Spirit
275(14)
The Work of the Holy Spirit in the Old Testament
276(2)
The Work of the Holy Spirit in the Life of Jesus
278(1)
The Work of the Holy Spirit in the Life of the Christian
278(3)
The Miraculous Gifts Today
281(4)
Implications of the Work of the Spirit
285(4)
Part Ten: Salvation
Conceptions of Salvation
289(8)
Details on Which Conceptions of Salvation Differ
290(2)
Current Conceptions of Salvation
292(5)
The Antecedent to Salvation: Predestination
297(8)
Differing Views of Predestination
298(4)
A Suggested Solution
302(1)
Implications of Predestination
303(2)
The Beginning of Salvation: Subjective Aspects
305(9)
Effectual Calling
306(1)
Conversion
307(4)
Regeneration
311(2)
Implications of Effectual Calling, Conversion, and Regeneration
313(1)
The Begining of Salvation: Objective Aspects
314(10)
Union with Christ
315(3)
Justification
318(3)
Adoption
321(3)
The Continuation and Completion of Salvation
324(15)
Sanctification
325(3)
Perseverance
328(5)
Glorification
333(6)
Part Eleven: The Church
The Nature of the Church
339(7)
The Basic Meaning of the Term ``Church''
340(1)
The Unity of the Church
340(1)
Biblical Images of the Church
341(4)
Implications
345(1)
The Role and Government of the Church
346(10)
The Functions of the Church
347(3)
The Heart of the Ministry of the Church: The Gospel
350(2)
Forms of Church Government
352(2)
A System of Church Government for Today
354(2)
The Ordinances of the Church: Baptism and the Lord's Supper
356(15)
Baptism: The Initiatory Rite of the Church
358(5)
The Lord's Supper: The Continuing Rite of the Church
363(8)
Part Twelve: The Last Things
Introductory Matters and Individual Eschatology
371(12)
Introduction to Eschatology
373(2)
Death
375(3)
The Intermediate State
378(4)
Implications of the Doctrines of Death and the Intermediate State
382(1)
The Second Coming and Its Consequents
383(10)
The Second Coming
384(4)
Resurrection
388(2)
The Final Judgment
390(2)
Implications of the Second Coming and Its Consequents
392(1)
Millennial and Tribulational Views
393(13)
Millennial Views
394(6)
Tribulational Views
400(6)
Final States
406(9)
Final State of the Righteous
407(4)
Final State of the Wicked
411(3)
Implications of the Doctrine of the Final States
414(1)
Conclusion 415(2)
Scripture Index 417(10)
Name and Subject Index 427

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