The Cambridge Companion to Christian Doctrine / Edition 1

by Colin E. Gunton

Overview

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 they 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. New readers will find this an accessible and stimulating introduction to the main themes of Christian doctrine, while advanced students and specialists will find a useful summary of recent developments in Christian thought.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780521476959
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	06/19/1997
Series:	Cambridge Companions to Religion
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	328
Product dimensions:	5.98(w) x 9.02(h) x 0.67(d)

Table of Contents

Notes on contributors; Preface; Glossary; Chronology; Part I. Christian Doctrine in the Late Twentieth Century: the Historical and Intellectual Context: 1. Historical and systematic theology Colin Gunton; 2. On doctrine and ethics Stanley Hauerwas; 3. The basis and authority of doctrine Gerard Loughlin; 4. The scope of hermeneutics Francis Watson; 5. Christ and the cultures: the Jewish people and Christian theology Bruce Marshall; 6. Christ and the cultures: Christianity and the arts Jeremy Begbie; Part II. The Content of Christian Doctrine: 7. The triune God Ralph Del Colle; 8. The doctrine of creation Colin Gunton; 9. Human being, individual and social Kevin Vanhoozer; 10. Redemption and fall Trevor Hart; 11. The church and the sacraments Robert W. Jenson; 12. Eschatology David Fergusson; 13. Jesus Christ Kathryn Tanner; The Holy Spirit Geoffrey Wainwright; Index.

Editorial Reviews

"Useful collection for upper-division undergraduate or graduate course." Paul Lakeland, Religious Studies Review

"...fine work..." Currents in Theology and Mission

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