Meaning And History In Systematic Theology

Author : Colin E. Gunton
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1997-06-19
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781107493780

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The Cambridge Companion to Christian Doctrine by Colin E. Gunton Pdf

What is Christian doctrine? The fourteen specially commissioned essays in this book serve to give an answer to many aspects of that question. Written by leading theologians from America and Britain, the essays place doctrine in its setting - what it has been historically, and how it relates to other forms of culture - and outline central features of its content. They attempt to answer questions such as 'what has, and does, Christian doctrine teach about God, the creation, the human condition and human behaviour?' and 'what is the part played in Christian doctrine by the Trinity, Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit?' New readers will find this an accessible and stimulating introduction to the main themes of Christian doctrine, while advanced students will find a useful summary of recent developments which demonstrates the variety, coherence and intellectual vitality of contemporary Christian thought.

Author : Gregg Allison
Publisher : Zondervan Academic
Page : 784 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2011-04-19
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780310410416

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Historical Theology by Gregg Allison Pdf

Most historical theology texts follow Christian beliefs chronologically, discussing notable doctrinal developments for all areas of theology according to their historical appearance. And while this may be good history, it can make for confusing theology, with the classic theological loci scattered throughout various time periods, movements, and controversies. In Historical Theology, Gregg Allison offers students the opportunity to study the historical development of theology according to a topical-chronological arrangement, setting out the history of Christian doctrine one theological element at a time. Such an approach allows readers to concentrate on one tenet of Christianity and its formulation in the early church, through the Middle Ages, Reformation, and post-Reformation era, and into the modern period. The text includes a generous mix of primary source material as well, citing the words of Cyprian, Augustine, Aquinas, Luther, Calvin, Barth, and others. Allison references the most accessible editions of these notable theologians’ work so that readers can continue their study of historical theology through Christian history’s most important contributors. Historical Theology is a superb resource for those familiar with Wayne Grudem’s Systematic Theology or interested in understanding the development of Christian theology.

Author : Gale Heide
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780227680063

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Timeless Truth in the Hands of History by Gale Heide Pdf

This study attempts to address the historical debate over when systematic theology began. Much of the debate is centered on the definition of system and revolves around the use, or lack thereof, of external philosophical categories or language. Specific historical figures have been selected to serve as illustrations of how theological prolegomena functioned in works prior to and following the influence of Enlightenment thought. In the early chapters it will be seen that theology was neither totally saturated with, nor totally devoid of, external philosophical reference points or programmatic intentions. On the contrary, both external points of reference and programmatic intentions have played a role in theology since the church's inception. In other words, certain elements of system (e.g., logic, non-contradiction, organization) have played a role in theological investigation and construction since, at least, the second century. The last two chapters of this study demonstrate that these may not be the same influences that have marked post-Enlightenment systematics. One of the primary characteristics of pre-Enlightenment theology is its intentional focus on the life of the church. Theology, like the Scriptures, was often written for specific circumstances. Enlightenment influences significantly changed the intentions of much of theology in that theological knowledge was studied and displayed for the sake of knowledge itself. The church no longer mattered, or was at best an afterthought, in the realm of what is now seen as the domain of academic theology.

Author : Robert M. Doran
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 526 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0874627451

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Meaning and History in Systematic Theology by Robert M. Doran Pdf

"This Festschrift is written in honor of theologian and philosopher Robert Doran, one of the most creative and important Lonergan scholars working today. His magnum opus, Theology and the Dialectics of History (1990), integrated his reworking of depth psychology into a theory of history that serves as a foundation not only for systematic theology, but also for interdisciplinary collaboration. It relies on Lonergan's seminal contribution to the reversal of the post-Enlightenment crisis of meaning, that is, his emphasis on the subject's intelligent and responsible self-appropriation as the foundation of epistemology, metaphysics, and human collaboration. Doran's achievement is a profound development of this work, and it provides fecund ground that enables Lonergan's legacy to make itself felt across the humanities, the human sciences, and beyond. The range of contributions contained in this volume points to the immense significance of Doran's work, and they cover topics as varied as communication studies, critical-history, depth psychology, pastoral theology, philosophy, religious diversity, and systematic theology. These different concentrations ensure that this collection of essays is of use to readers who are curious about the relevance of Lonergan's critical-realism to a breadth of scholarly disciplines. It is also of acute interest to established scholars who are well aware of the merits of Doran's contributions to Lonergan Studies, and who wish to gain an understanding of the directions in which his work is being both employed and developed."--Publisher's website.

Author : Paul Tillich
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2012-11-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780226159997

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Systematic Theology by Paul Tillich Pdf

This is the first part of Paul Tillich's three-volume Systematic Theology, one of the most profound statements of the Christian message ever composed and the summation and definitive presentation of the theology of the most influential and creative American theologian of the twentieth century. In this path-breaking volume Tillich presents the basic method and statement of his system—his famous "correlation" of man's deepest questions with theological answers. Here the focus is on the concepts of being and reason. Tillich shows how the quest for revelation is integral to reason itself. In the same way a description of the inner tensions of being leads to the recognition that the quest for God is implied in finite being. Here also Tillich defines his thought in relation to philosophy and the Bible and sets forth his famous doctrine of God as the "Ground of Being." Thus God is understood not as a being existing beside other beings, but as being-itself or the power of being in everything. God cannot be made into an object; religious knowledge is, therefore, necessarily symbolic.

Author : Wayne A. Grudem
Publisher : Zondervan Academic
Page : 1617 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2020-12-08
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780310517993

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Systematic Theology, Second Edition by Wayne A. Grudem Pdf

This new edition of Systematic Theology by Wayne Grudem is one of the most important resources for helping you understand Scripture and grow as a Christian. The most widely used resource of the last 25 years in its area, Systematic Theology has been thoroughly revised and expanded for the first time while retaining the features that have made it the standard in its field: clear explanations, an emphasis on each doctrine's scriptural basis, and practical applications to daily life. With nearly 250 pages of new content and revisions, this new edition now includes the following distinctive features: Updated analysis of recent controversies within evangelical theology, including the eternal relationship between the Father and the Son in the Trinity, the role of women in the church, miraculous gifts of the Holy Spirit, and contemporary worship music. New discussion and critiques of recent theological controversies situated outside of traditional evangelical theology, such as open theism, the "new perspective on Paul," Molinism (or "middle knowledge"), "Free Grace" theology, and the preterist view of Christ's second coming. Completely revised chapter on the clarity of Scripture. Completely revised chapter on creation and evolution, including a longer critique of theistic evolution and an extensive discussion on the age of the earth. New discussion of how biblical inerrancy applies to some specific "problem verses" in the Gospels. Additional material explaining evangelical Protestant differences with Roman Catholicism, Protestant liberalism, and Mormonism. Completely updated bibliographies. All Scripture quotations updated from RSV to ESV. Updated section on contemporary worship music. Numerous other updates and corrections. Part of the brilliance of Systematic Theology has been its simplicity and ease of use. Each chapter follows the same structure: discussion of the doctrine being considered, an explanation of that doctrine's biblical support and possible objections, followed by personal application and key terms to know for personal growth. Chapters also include a Scripture memory passage, references to other literature on the topic, and suggested hymns and worship songs. If you think theology is hard to understand or boring, then this new edition of Systematic Theology will change your mind.

Author : Alister E. McGrath
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2022-11-10
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781119870364

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Historical Theology by Alister E. McGrath Pdf

The newly updated and expanded edition of the bestselling introduction to Historical Theology Historical Theology: An Introduction to the History of Christian Thought traces the development of Christian theology from its earliest days to the present. Assuming no prior knowledge of the subject, this authoritative yet accessible textbook introduces the major theological movements, key ideas, and individual theologians of the Patristic Period, the Middle Ages and Renaissance, the Reformation and Post-Reformation, and the Modern Era up to the present day. Throughout the book, students explore central themes through numerous case studies, primary readings, and study questions at the end of each section. Now in its third edition, Historical Theology including substantial new sections on theodicy, modern African Christologies, and postcolonial theology. The book retains the structure of the previous editions, covering the key development and people within all the main historical periods while introducing readers to the core themes of historical theology across the centuries. This fully updated new edition: Provides a general overview of each period covered, including historical background and main theological developments Features individual case studies and excerpts from primary texts to allow readers to examine specific themes in greater detail Defines the fundamental theological vocabulary necessary for engaging with other works Highlights the importance of the discipline of historical theology and its place in wider Christian theology Contains references to further readings in each chapter and full glossaries of important words, names, phrases, and theological developments Includes web material developed by the author to help users get the most out of using this textbook, along with sample lectures on some of its themes Written by one of the most renowned theologians in the field, Historical Theology: An Introduction to the History of Christian Thought, Third Edition remains the perfect textbook for advanced undergraduate and graduate courses in Christian History, Christian Theology, and the Reformation.

Author : Robert M. Doran, S.J.
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1990-06-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781442651340

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Theology and the Dialectics of History by Robert M. Doran, S.J. Pdf

In this challenging work Robert M. Doran explores the basis of systematic theology in consciousness, and goes on to consider the practical role of such theology in establishing and fostering communities with an authentic way of life. This way of life would counteract the distortions and deformations of humanity that are exemplified by both late capitalism and Marxism. Theology positions and interpretations today, argues Doran, must be stated in the categories of a theory of history. The first part of the book outlines the horizon required for such categories. The second,, third, and fourth parts incrementally derive the categories expressing a theory of history in terms of the reciprocal relations among subjects, cultures, and social structures. The final part, on hermeneutics, oresents an argument for the pertinence of what has preceded for interpreting the words and deeds of others. Doran draws extensively on the thought of Bernard Lonergan, and the work develops Lonergan's methodological insights. It issues a call to persona; genuineness and authenticity, informed by religious, moral, intellectual, affective, and psychic 'conversions,' by 'interior' differentiation of one's consciousness, and by Christian faith, on the parts of theologians who aspire to arrest effectively the course of cultural decline.

Author : Robert M. Doran
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 756 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1990-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0802067778

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Theology and the Dialectics of History by Robert M. Doran Pdf

Doran draws extensively on the thought of Bernard Lonergan, and the work develops Lonergan's methodological insights.

Author : Paul Tillich
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 447 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2011-07-07
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780226162638

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Systematic Theology by Paul Tillich Pdf

In this volume, the third and last of his Systematic Theology, Paul Tillich sets forth his ideas of the meaning of human life, the doctrine of the Spirit and the church, the trinitarian symbols, the relation of history to the Kingdom of God, and the eschatological symbols. He handles this subject matter with powerful conceptual ability and intellectual grace. The problem of life is ambiguity. Every process of life has its contrast within itself, thus driving man to the quest for unambiguous life or life under the impact of the Spritual Presence. The Spritual Presence conquers the negativities of religion, culture, and morality, and the symbols anticipating Eternal Life present the answer to the problem of life.

Author : James Leo Garrett
Publisher : William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
Page : 680 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Religion
ISBN : UOM:39015019593261

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Systematic Theology by James Leo Garrett Pdf

Intended first of all for classroom use, but also serving pastors and educated Christians who want to attain a deeper understanding of the Christian faith, Garrett's Systematic Theology is a full-scale exposition of the doctrinal teachings of the Christian faith.

Author : Mathijs Lamberigts,Lieven Boeve,Terrence Merrigan
Publisher : Peeters Publishers
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 904291873X

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Theology and the Quest for Truth by Mathijs Lamberigts,Lieven Boeve,Terrence Merrigan Pdf

In 2001, three research groups from the field of systematic theology and church history at the Faculty of Theology, K.U.Leuven, decided to join forces in an interdisciplinary project, entitled: "Orthodoxy: Process and Product". The main aim of this project consists of a "church-historical and systematic-theological study of the determination of truth in church and theology". Senior and junior scholars from the three groups agreed to take this theme as the starting point and leading question from which the many research projects they are engaged in, could be brought into relationship and - as far as possible - integrated. Although the question for theological truth already structured the research being conducted in the three groups to a significant degree, joining forces promised the realisation of a surplus-value, and this both through the gathering of a considerable critical mass (in total more than thirty junior and senior researchers) and the interdisciplinary design of the project. In this volume a first collection of contributions to this project, from a diversity of angles and research subjects, is presented. In these contributions scholars from the participating research groups investigate the implications of the overall research question for their particular line of research and research methodologies, and suggest how from this specific research the overall question may be refined and elements of answering it can be provided.

Author : Wolfhart Pannenberg
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 748 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0802837085

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Systematic Theology by Wolfhart Pannenberg Pdf

The publication of Volume 3 of German theologian Wolfhart Pannenberg's Systematic Theology completes the English edition of a work that will surely come to stand as one of the lasting theological statements of the twentieth century.

Author : Gordon D. Kaufman
Publisher : New York : Scribner
Page : 584 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1969
Category : Theology, Doctrinal
ISBN : STANFORD:36105041253092

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Systematic Theology; a Historicist Perspective by Gordon D. Kaufman Pdf

Author : Tomas Bokedal,Ludger Jansen,Michael Borowski
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 554 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2023-08-21
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9783110768497

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Scripture and Theology by Tomas Bokedal,Ludger Jansen,Michael Borowski Pdf

The academic disciplines of Biblical Studies and Systematic Theology were long closely linked to one another. However, in the modern period they became gradually separated which led to increasing subject specialization, but also to a lamentable lacuna within the various branches of Divinity. As the lack of dialogue between Biblical Studies and the various theological disciplines increased, a minority-group of scholars in the past few decades reacted and sought to re-establish the time-honoured bonds between the disciplines. The present volume is part of this intellectual response, with contributions from scholars of various professional and denominational backgrounds. Together, the book's 25 chapters seek to reinvigorate the crucial cross-disciplinary dialogue, involving biblical, narrative, historical, systematic-theological and philosophic-theological perspectives. The book opens the horizon to contemporary research, and fills a lamentable research gap with a number of fresh contributions from scholars in the respective sub-disciplines