Essentials of Evangelical Theology

by Bloesch, Donald G.

• ISBN13: 9781598560404
• ISBN10: 1598560409
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-02-28
• Publisher: Hendrickson Pub

Summary

Blending illuminating scholarship with balanced judgment, this well-received investigation clarifies the distinctive aspects of evangelicalism as it lays the foundations for productive dialogue with others in the Christian tradition. Rooted in the classical tradition of reformation theology informed by biblical spirituality, Dr. Bloesch places theological issues in the context of both a historical perspective and the new life found in Christ. The fruit of twenty years of scholarship by one of evangelical Christianity's senior theologians, this accessible two-volume work insightfully explores the implications of a broad-based Evangelicalism.

Author Biography

Donald G. Bloesch (PhD, University of Chicago) is professor of theology emeritus at Dubuque Theological Seminary in Dubuque, Iowa

Table of Contents

Preface	p. ix
Introduction	p. 1
Notes	p. 5
The Meaning of Evangelical	p. 7
Evangelicalism and Catholicism	p. 9
Evangelicalism and Liberalism	p. 13
A Systematic Evangelical Theology?	p. 17
The Bane of Modern Evangelicalism	p. 20
Notes	p. 21
The Sovereignty of God	p. 24
Creator and Lord	p. 25
Omnipotent Will	p. 27
Holy Love	p. 32
The Holy Trinity	p. 35
Soli Deo Gloria	p. 37
Erosion of the Biblical View of God	p. 41
Notes	p. 47
The Primacy of Scripture	p. 51
Its Divine Authority	p. 51
Scriptural Primacy	p. 57
Infallibility and Inerrancy	p. 64
The Hermeneutical Task	p. 70
Misconceptions in Modern Evangelicalism	p. 74
Notes	p. 79
Total Depravity	p. 88
The Grandeur and Misery of Mankind	p. 88
Total and Universal Corruption	p. 90
The Meaning of Sin	p. 92
Manifestations and Consequences of Sin	p. 97
The Story of the Fall	p. 103
Modern Optimism	p. 109
Notes	p. 114
The Deity of Jesus Christ	p. 120
The Struggle with Liberalism	p. 120
The New Testament Witness	p. 123
Jesus Christ-True God and True Man	p. 127
Areas of Tension within the Christian Family	p. 132
Two Types of Christological Heresy	p. 134
Kenotic Christology	p. 136
The Contemporary Scene	p. 138
Notes	p. 142
The Substitutionary Atonement	p. 148
The Biblical Understanding	p. 148
Differing Views on the Atonement	p. 152
Three Aspects of the Atonement	p. 158
Objective and Subjective Atonement	p. 161
Particular and Universal Atonement	p. 164
The Obligation of the Christian	p. 169
Misunderstandings in Modern Theology	p. 172
Notes	p. 175
Salvation by Grace	p. 181
The Gift of Grace in Biblical Perspective	p. 181
An Age-Old Controversy	p. 188
The Paradox of Salvation	p. 201
The Means of Grace	p. 208
Current Questions	p. 212
Notes	p. 215
Faith Alone	p. 223
The Meaning of Faith	p. 223
Justification by Faith	p. 227
The Certainty of Faith	p. 235
Modern Misconceptions	p. 242
Notes	p. 247
Scripture Index	p. 253
Name Index	p. 257
Subject Index	p. 262
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