Dogmatics II

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James Clarke & Co., 2002 - Religion - 396 pages
In the realm of doctrine the Christian Church has always recognised a twofold task: one concerning the Church itself; the other concerning the outside world, the world of doubt and unbelief. Although, at a time like the present, the conflict with unbelief and false ideologies may seem the more urgent one, yet the first task is always fundamental. For how can the Church do justice to her missionary calling in an un-Christian world if she is not herself clear about the content of her message? All down her history the Christian Church has given much thought to the basis, meaning and content of the message she has received - and is bound to proclaim; this process of reflection is what we mean by 'dogmatics'. From the Introduction: Available in three volumes, this is one of the great works of 20th Century theology. Brunner presents a profoundly biblical systematic theology, finding a path between the ideas of Barth and Bultmann. The first volume covers the doctrine of God. Afteran introduction setting out the nature of Dogmatics, the main topics covered are the nature of God and the Will of God.
 

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not a theory of the way in which
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The Purpose of Creation
13
The Independence of the Creation
19
The Order of Creation
25
The Biblical View of the World and Science
31
APPENDIX B The Belief in Creation and the Scientific
39
MAN AND CREATION
46
Mans Dominion over Nature
66
THE CONSEQUENCES OF SIN 1 Existence under the Wrath of
118
The Law 3 Unfreedom the Servum arbitrium
121
Man in Revolt
124
Evil and Death
128
ANGELS SPIRITS AND THE DEVIL
133
OF PROVIDENCE PRESERVATION AND GODS GOVERNMENT OF THE WORLD I The Theme and its Importance
148
Preservation and Creation
149
Gods Action and the Established Order of Nature
151

The Immortality of the Soul
68
Natural SelfKnowledge in the Light of Revelation
70
Man Created by
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APPENDIX A On the History of the Doctrine of the Imago
75
APPENDIX B Christian Anthropology in Relation to Natural Science
79
MAN AS SINNER I The Task
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Sin as Rebellion
90
Sin as Apostasy
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Sin as a Total Act
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Sin as Universal
95
The Universality of Sin in Time
98
The Limit of Enquiry into the Fall
100
The Gnosticdualistic Theory of the Fall
101
The Problem of Original Sin PAGE 66 68 70 73
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Sin and the Demonic Element
107
The Sinfulness of the Sinful
108
APPENDIX On the History of the Doctrine of
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Divine Providence
159
Miracles
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HISTORY AND SAVING HISTORY
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APPENDIX The Typological Exposition of the
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THE FULLNESS OF TIME
231
THE FOUNDATION OF THE CHRISTIAN
239
APPENDIX A The Interpretation of Jesus in Consistent
260
THE SAVING WORK OF GOD IN JESUS
271
APPENDIX A The History of the Doctrine of the Three
308
APPENDIX B The Kingship of Christ and Christological
315
THE PERSON OF JESUS CHRIST
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INDEX OF SCRIPTURE REFERENCES
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