This textbook offers students a biblically rich, creedally structured, ecumenically evangelical, and ethically engaged introduction to Christian theology. Daniel Treier, coeditor of the popular Evangelical Dictionary of Theology, discusses key Scripture passages, explains Christian theology within the structure of the Nicene Creed, explores the range of evangelical approaches to contested doctrines, acquaints evangelicals with other views (including Orthodox and Catholic), and integrates theological ethics with chapters on the Ten Commandments and the Lord's Prayer. The result is a meaty but manageable introduction to the convictions and arguments shaping contemporary evangelical theology.
In this concise presentation of evangelical theology -- the theology that first received expression in the New Testament writings and was later rediscovered by the Reformation--Barth discusses the place of theology, theological existence, ...
According to the author, theology is the drama of gospelizing—performing and living out the gospel in the theatre of Christian life. The text features tables, sidebars, and questions for discussion.
Thomas Keating, Open Heart, Open Mind (New York: Continuum, 2006 [1986]), 43, maintains thatin centering prayer one is “embracing the whole of creation.” [29].For another framework,see Keating, Open Heart, Open Mind, 177–81. [30].
W. T. Cavanaugh and J. K. A. Smith (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2017), 123–28 (117–35). 11. WCF § 4.1–2; 6.1–4; LBC § 4.1–3; 6.1–4; Belgic Confession § 12–15. 12. Humani generis § 6, 37–39; CCC § 374–390. 13. John R. Levison, Portraits of ...
This book helps beginning theological students grasp the basics of Christian theology.
In addition to updates throughout the text, the fourth edition also includes a new introduction and an additional chapter on Christology.
This book provides a lively introduction to the exciting discipline of evangelical theology. Aligning with the global Lausanne Movement, the authors identify Scripture and mission as methodological centres of evangelical theology.
Author Daniel Treier also explores what he sees as the greatest challenges the movement will have to address as it moves into the future. This helpful book is appropriate for pastors and lay readers interested in biblical interpretation.
Further Reading Cartledge, Mark J. Speaking in Tongues. Tyrone, GA: Paternoster, 2006. Del Colle, Ralph, et al. Perspectives on Spirit Baptism: Five Views. Nashville: Broadman and Holman, 2004. Dunn, James D. G. Baptism in the Holy ...
This book is an abridged, less technical version of Erickson's classic Christian Theology.