Christian Theology, 2nd ed.

by Erickson, Millard J.

• ISBN13: 9780801021824
• ISBN10: 0801021820
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1998-08-01
• Publisher: Baker Academic

Summary

A new edition of leading theologian Millard Erickson\u2019s classic text.

Author Biography

Millard J. Erickson is Distinguished Professor of Theology at Baylor University's Truett Seminary and at Western Seminary, Portland. He is a leading evangelical spokesperson with numerous volumes to his credit, including God the Father Almighty, God in Three Persons, The Word Became Flesh, and Postmodernizing the Faith.

Table of Contents

Preface	11	(6)
Part 1: Studying God	17	(160)
1. What Is Theology?	17	(22)
2. Theology and Philosophy	39	(23)
3. The Method of Theology	62	(23)
4. Theology and Critical Study of the Bible	85	(30)
5. Contemporizing the Christian Message	115	(20)
6. Theology and Its Language	135	(23)
7. Postmodernity and Theology	158	(19)
Part 2: Knowing God	177	(112)
8. God's Universal Revelation	177	(23)
9. God's Particular Revelation	200	(24)
10. The Preservation of the Revelation: Inspiration	224	(22)
11. The Dependability of God's Word: Inerrancy	246	(20)
12. The Power of God's Word: Authority	266	(23)
Part 3: What God Is Like	289	(82)
13. The Greatness of God	289	(20)
14. The Goodness of God	309	(18)
15. God's Nearness and Distance: Immanence and Transcendence	327	(19)
16. God's Three-in-Oneness: The Trinity	346	(25)
Part 4: What God Does	371	(108)
17. God's Plan	371	(20)
18. God's Originating Work: Creation	391	(21)
19. God's Continuing Work: Providence	412	(24)
20. Evil and God's World: A Special Problem	436	(21)
21. God's Special Agents: Angels	457	(22)
Part 5: Humanity	479	(100)
22. Introduction to the Doctrine of Humanity	479	(17)
23. The Origin of Humanity	496	(21)
24. The Image of God in the Human	517	(20)
25. The Constitutional Nature of the Human	537	(21)
26. The Universality of Humanity	558	(21)
Part 6: Sin	579	(98)
27. The Nature of Sin	579	(20)
28. The Source of Sin	599	(19)
29. The Results of Sin	618	(19)
30. The Magnitude of Sin	637	(20)
31. The Social Dimension of Sin	657	(20)
Part 7: The Person of Christ	677	(102)
32. Contemporary Issues in Christological Method	677	(22)
33. The Deity of Christ	699	(22)
34. The Humanity of Christ	721	(18)
35. The Unity of the Person of Christ	739	(17)
36. The Virgin Birth	756	(23)
Part 8: The Work of Christ	779	(82)
37. Introduction to the Work of Christ	779	(19)
38. Theories of the Atonement	798	(20)
39. The Central Theme of the Atonement	818	(23)
40. The Extent of the Atonement	841	(20)
Part 9: The Holy Spirit	861	(40)
41. The Person of the Holy Spirit	861	(19)
42. The Work of the Holy Spirit	880	(21)
Part 10: Salvation	901	(134)
43. Conceptions of Salvation	901	(19)
44. The Antecedent to Salvation: Predestination	920	(21)
45. The Beginning of Salvation: Subjective Aspects	941	(19)
46. The Beginning of Salvation: Objective Aspects	960	(19)
47. The Continuation of Salvation	979	(17)
48. The Completion of Salvation	996	(18)
49. The Means and Extent of Salvation	1014	(21)
Part 11: The Church	1035	(120)
50. The Nature of the Church	1035	(25)
51. The Role of the Church	1060	(19)
52. The Government of the Church	1079	(19)
53. The Initiatory Rite of the Church: Baptism	1098	(17)
54. The Continuing Rite of the Church: The Lord's Supper	1115	(20)
55. The Unity of the Church	1135	(20)
Part 12: The Last Things	1155	(94)
56. Introduction to Eschatology	1155	(17)
57. Individual Eschatology	1172	(19)
58. The Second Coming and Its Consequents	1191	(20)
59. Millennial and Tribulational Views	1211	(21)
60. Final States	1232	(17)
Concluding Thoughts	1249	(6)
Scripture Index	1255	(18)
Subject Index	1273