The Oxford Handbook of Systematic Theology

by Webster, John; Tanner, Kathryn; Torrance, Iain

• ISBN13: 9780199245765
• ISBN10: 0199245762
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-11-17
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

The Oxford Handbook of Systematic Theology brings together a set of original and authoritative accounts of all the major areas of current research in Christian systematic theology, offering a thorough survey of the state of the discipline and of its prospects for those undertaking research and teaching in the field. The Handbook engages in a comprehensive examination of themes and approaches, guiding the reader through current debates and literatures in the context of the historical development of systematic theological reflection. Organized thematically, it treats in detail the full array of topics in systematic theology, as well as questions of its sources and norms, its relation to other theological and non-theological fields of enquiry, and some major trends in current work. Each chapter provides an analysis of research and debate on its topic, identifying and interpreting options and laying out the basis for the reader to explore the territory, asking: What are the critical issues? How have these issues developed and been expounded? What are current prospects? The focus is on doctrinal (rather than historical) questions, and on major (rather than ephemeral) debates. The aim is to stimulate readers to reach theological judgements on the basis of consideration of the range of opinion. Drawn from Europe, the UK, and North America, the authors are all leading practitioners of the discipline. Readers will find expert guidance as well as creative suggestions about the future direction of the study of Christian doctrine.

Author Biography

John Webster is Professor of Systematic Theology at the University of Aberdeen. Kathryn Tanner is Dorothy Grant Maclear Professor of Theology at the University of Chicago Divinity School. Iain Torrance is President and Professor of Patristics at Princeton Theological Seminary.

Table of Contents

John Webster

Introduction: Systematic Theology

Doctrines

The Existence of God

The Trinity

The Attributes of God

Creation

Providence

Election

The Human Creature

The Fall and Sin

Incarnation

Salvation

Justification

Resurrection and Immortality

The Holy Spirit

The Church

Sacraments

The Christian Life

Eschatology

Sources

Revelation

Scripture

Tradition

Worship

Reason

Experience

Conversations

Biblical Studies

Moral Theology

History

Hermeneutics

Philosophy

Cultural Theory

Natural Science

The Arts

Prospects

Theologies of Retrieval

Revisionism

Postmodern Theology

Liberation Theology

SJ: Comparative Theology

Feminist Theology

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