Studies in Doctrine

CONTENTS Foreword Understanding Jesus Foreword Introduction Part I Getting Started 1. Jesus and Christianity 2. Why Have Doctrines about Jesus? 3. The Sources of Our Knowledge about Jesus Part II The Person of Jesus Christ 4. The Resurrection Event 5. The New Testament Witness to the Person of Jesus 6. The Incarnation: The Doctrine 7. The Incarnation: Its Significance Part III The Work of Jesus Christ 8. The New Testament Witness to the Work of Jesus 9. The Loving God 10. The Victorious God 11. The Forgiving God Part IV Conclusion 12. The Identity and Significance of Jesus Christ Understanding the Trinity Preface 1. God and His Critics 2. Encountering God 3. Thinking About God 4. Biblical Models of God 5. A Personal God 6. The Incarnate God Jesus Christ 7. The Road to the Trinity 8. God as Three and God as One 9. God and the Trinity 10. The Strong Name of the Trinity Bibliography Understanding Doctrine Introduction 1. Getting Started Part I Doctrine: What It Is 2. The Way Things Are: Doctrine and Description 3. Responding to God: Doctrine and Revelation 4. Intellect and Feelings: Doctrine and Experience 5. Believing and Belonging: Doctrine and Christian Identity Part II Doctrine: Why It Matters 6. Doctrine and Faith 7. Doctrine and the Christian Life 8. Is Christianity Possible Without Doctrine? 9. The Coherence of Doctrine and the Challenge of Heresy 10. Wrestling with Doctrine: Discovering the Creeds Part III Some Key Doctrines Examined 11. The Person of Jesus Christ 12. The Work of Jesus Christ 13. The Trinity Conclusion Bibliography Justification by Faith Preface 1. Introduction Part I The Background of the Doctrine 2. The Biblical Foundation 3. Augustine and the Pelagian Controversy 4. The Reformation 5. Denominational Differences Part II The Contemporary Significance of the Doctrine 6. The Existential Dimension 7. The Personal Dimension 8. The Ethical Dimension 9. Conclusion Appendix: The Dogmatic Significance of the Doctrine Notes Bibliography