The Eternal Generation of the Son

by Giles, Kevin; Letham, Robert

• ISBN13: 9780830839650
• ISBN10: 0830839658
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-06-30
• Publisher: Ivp Academic

Summary

Should all Christians, especially evangelicals, hold on to the doctrine of the eternal generation of the Son? What is lost if we don't?Theologian Kevin Giles defends the historically orthodox and ecumenical doctrine of the eternal generation of the Son of God. He argues on biblical, historical and theological bases that, given its fundamental meaning, this formulation is indispensable, irreplaceable and faithful to Christian revelation. The book will be especially helpful in the current discussion of this doctrine. It will also be of interest to students, pastors and laypersons who want to delve into the Christian understanding of the identity of the Son of God and serious study of trinitarian theology.

Author Biography

Kevin Giles (Th.D., Australian College of Theology) is an ordained Anglican minister who was in parish ministry for forty years. Giles has contributed numerous articles to scholarly journals and to IVP's Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels and Dictionary of the Later. New Testament and Its Development. Among his books are What on Earth Is the Church? and Patterns of Ministry Among the First Christians.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. 7
Preface	p. 11
Introduction	p. 15
"Doing" Evangelical Theology	p. 38
No Biblical Warrant?	p. 63
The Eternal Generation of the Son From the Apologists to Athanasius	p. 91
The Cappadocian Fathers and the Nicene Creed	p. 121
The Eternal Generation of the Son Augustine and Aquinas	p. 151
The Reformation and Post-Reformation Tradition	p. 172
Does the Eternal Generation of the Son Imply or Necessitate the Eternal Subordination of the Son?	p. 205
Are There Better Ways to Ground the Father-Son Distinction than the Eternal Begetting of the Son?	p. 220
The Eternal Generation of the Son in Contemporary Theology	p. 236
The Final Summing Up of the Case in Defense	p. 256
Author Index	p. 263
Subject Index	p. 265
Scripture Index	p. 269
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