An edition of God Has Spoken
(2014)
God Has Spoken
A History of Christian Theology
by Gerald Bray
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Christian theology didn't develop in a vacuum. Understanding the story behind the doctrines that have been debated, defined, and defended throughout history is crucial for truly understanding the doctrines themselves. In this groundbreaking resource, professor Gerald Bray traces the history of Christian theology from the early church to the modern era. Structured to parallel the order in which orthodoxy gradually matured in response to challenges from both inside and outside the church, this volume outlines how Christians have struggled to understand, confess, and worship the triune God through the centuries. - Publisher.
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Table of Contents
Part one : The Israelite legacy.
Christianity and Judaism
The parting of the ways
Christianity and the Hebrew canon of scripture
Christianity and Jewish biblical interpretation
Christianity and the prehistory of Israel
The Christian interpretation of Israel's history
A shared inheritance
God is one
The divine act of creation
The image of God in man
The nature of sin and evil
Election and redemption
Part two : The person of the Father.
God as Father
Judaism and the fatherhood of God
Non-Jewish conceptions of divine fatherhood
Jesus and His Father
The Father as the principle of divinity
The unbegotten and almighty God-in-Himself
The Father and the Creator
The Father and His children
A new relationship with God
A new understanding of scripture
Part three : The work of the Father.
The reconciliation of the world
The work of the Father from a Jewish perspective
The work of the Father from a Gentile perspective
The Christian doctrine of creation
Providence and predestination
The image and likeness of God
The call to holiness
The work of the Father and the Trinity
The Father and His creation
The divine hierarchy
The eclipse of the Father
Part four : The person of the Son.
The challenge of the incarnation
The church confronts the Roman world
Jesus and His contemporaries
Jesus in early Christian teaching
Adoptianism
The Son of God
Arianism
The way to Nicea
The aftermath of Nicea
A new departure in Christology
The triumph of Athanasius
The Trinitarian synthesis
The Christian theological vocabulary
Hebrew, Greek, and Latin
What is God?
What is God like?
Who is God?
The Son of Man
The divine Word in human flesh
Nestorianism
The Chalcedonian definition
The definition of humanity
The will of Christ
The portrait of Christ
Retrospect and prospect
Part five : The work of the Son.
The body of Christ
The man from heaven
The water and the blood
The likeness of sinful flesh
The Second Adam
The death of Christ
The only sacrifice for sin
The cost of reconciliation
The centrality of the Lord's Supper
The memorial of Christ's sacrifice
The sacramental system
The invention of purgatory
The justification of sinners
The glory of the cross
Prophet, priest, and king
The coming of Christ's kingdom
The eternal reign of Christ
The crisis of authority
The heavenly kingdom
The new covenant
Part six : The person of the Holy Spirit.
The forgotten person of the Trinity?
The road less traveled
The Spirit of God in the Bible
The paraclete and personhood
The Holy Spirit in the ancient creeds
Spirit of the Father, Spirit of the Son
Double procession?
Augustine and the Holy Spirit
The origins of controversy
Anselm and the Holy Spirit
The course of the controversy
The parting of East and West
The Filioque question today
Part seven : The work of the Holy Spirit.
The presence of God
From glory to glory
The indwelling power of God
The inspiration of Holy Scripture
The prophetic Word of God
The rule of faith
The handbook of the Christian life
The preservation of the church
The mind of Christ
The wisdom of the ages
The source of truth
The pathway to heaven
Angels and archangels
The peace that passes understanding
The imitation of Christ
The mystical body of Christ
The gift of righteousness
The true church
Life in the Spirit
The scope of the covenant
The extent of Christ's atonement
The assurance of salvation
The fellowship of the Spirit
The devoted life
The Pentecostal mission
Part eight : One God in three persons.
The classical doctrine of God
The patristic synthesis
The God of the philosophers
The Reformation breakthrough
The emergence of Unitarianism
The eclipse of theology
The cult of reason
The reconstruction of theology
The crisis of authority: Roman Catholicism
The crisis of authority: Protestantism
The crisis of authority: Eastern Orthodoxy
The Trinitarian revival
The Protestant world
The Roman Catholic church
The Eastern Orthodox tradition
The challenge of God today
A suffering God?
The credibility of theology : where are we now?
Chronological list of persons
Chronological list of events
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