Faith Seeking Understanding : An Introduction to Christian Theology,9780802827876

Faith Seeking Understanding : An Introduction to Christian Theology

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Edition: 2nd
ISBN13: 9780802827876
ISBN10: 080282787X
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2004-06-01
Publisher(s): Eerdmans Pub Co
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Author Biography

Daniel L. Migliore is Charles Hodge Professor of Systematic Theology at Princeton Theological Seminary.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments x
Preface to the Second Edition xi
Preface to the First Edition xiii
Sources Frequently Cited xvii
The Task of Theology
1(19)
Theology as Faith Seeking Understanding
2(5)
The Questionableness of Theology
7(3)
The Questions of Theology
10(6)
Methods of Asking Theological Questions
16(4)
The Meaning of Revelation
20(24)
What Is Revelation?
20(2)
God Hidden and Revealed
22(4)
Revelation as Objective and Subjective
26(3)
General and Special Revelation
29(4)
Models of Revelation
33(2)
Revelation as God's Self-Disclosure Narrated in Scripture
35(4)
Revelation, Scripture, and Church
39(5)
The Authority of Scripture
44(20)
The Problem of Authority in Modern Culture
45(2)
Inadequate Approaches to the Authority of Scripture
47(3)
The Indispensability of Scripture in Relating Us, by the Power of the Spirit, to the Living God Revealed in Jesus Christ
50(3)
Principles of the Interpretation of Scripture
53(11)
The Triune God
64(28)
The Problem of God in Modern Theology
64(4)
The Biblical Roots of the Doctrine of the Trinity
68(2)
Classical Trinitarian Doctrine
70(3)
Distortions in the Doctrine of God
73(1)
Restatement of the Meaning of the Doctrine of the Trinity
74(8)
The Attributes of God
82(5)
The Electing Grace of God
87(5)
The Good Creation
92(25)
Christian Faith and the Ecological Crisis
92(5)
Rereading the Scriptural Witness on Creation
97(3)
Rethinking the Themes of the Doctrine of Creation
100(7)
Trinity, Creation, and Ecology
107(3)
Models of Creation
110(3)
The Doctrine of Creation and Modern Science
113(4)
The Providence of God and the Mystery of Evil
117(22)
Belief in Providence and the Reality of Evil
117(4)
Providence and Evil in the Theological Tradition
121(4)
Rethinking Providence and Evil
125(3)
Recent Theodicies
128(3)
The Triune God and Human Suffering
131(5)
Providence, Prayer, Practice
136(3)
Humanity as Creature, Sinner, and New Being in Christ
139(24)
Interpretations of ``Image of God''
139(3)
Created Humanity
142(7)
Fallen Humanity
149(5)
The Meaning of Original Sin and of Death as Enemy
154(6)
New Humanity in Christ
160(3)
The Person and Work of Jesus Christ
163(34)
Problems in Christology
163(4)
Principles of Christology
167(2)
Patristic Christology
169(5)
Rethinking Classical Affirmations of the Person of Christ
174(8)
Rethinking Classical Interpretations of the Work of Christ
182(5)
Violence and the Cross
187(4)
Dimensions of the Resurrection of Christ
191(6)
Confessing Jesus Christ in Context
197(26)
The Particularity and Universality of the Gospel
198(2)
Latin American Christology
200(4)
African American Christology
204(5)
Feminist, Womanist, and Mujerista Christologies
209(3)
Hispanic Christology
212(4)
Asian American Christology
216(4)
The Local and the Global in Christology
220(3)
The Holy Spirit and the Christian Life
223(25)
Neglect and Recovery of the Doctrine of the Holy Spirit
224(2)
A Sketch of a Theology of the Holy Spirit
226(9)
The Christian Life: Justification
235(4)
The Christian Life: Sanctification
239(7)
The Christian Life: Vocation
246(2)
The New Community
248(26)
The Problem of the Church
249(2)
New Testament Images of the Church
251(3)
Critique of Current Models of the Church
254(8)
The Church and the Call to Communion
262(3)
The Church and the Call to Mission
265(4)
Classical Marks of the Church
269(5)
Proclamation, Sacraments, and Ministry
274(27)
Proclamation of the Word
274(5)
What Are Sacraments?
279(3)
The Meaning of Baptism
282(6)
The Meaning of the Lord's Supper
288(5)
Baptism, the Lord's Supper, and Ethics
293(2)
The Meaning of an Ordained Ministry
295(6)
The Finality of Jesus Christ and Religious Pluralism
301(29)
The Ambiguity of Religion
301(5)
Types of Christian Theologies of the Religions
306(10)
Toward a Trinitarian Theology of the Religions
316(3)
Salvation in Other Religions?
319(4)
Christians and Jews
323(3)
Witness to Jesus Christ in a Religiously Pluralistic World
326(4)
Christian Hope
330(24)
The Crisis of Hope in an Age of Terrorism
331(6)
Principles for Interpreting Christian Hope
337(5)
Classical Symbols of Christian Hope
342(6)
Eschatology and Ethics
348(6)
Appendix A Natural Theology: A Dialogue 354(16)
Appendix B The Resurrection: A Dialogue 370(14)
Appendix C Political Theology: A Dialogue 384(18)
Appendix D A Glossary of Theological Terms 402(27)
Index of Names and Subjects 429(7)
Index of Scripture References 436

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