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Record Nr.

UNISA996205067903316

Titolo

The Cambridge companion to Christian doctrine / / edited by Colin E. Gunton [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 1997

ISBN

1-107-48469-3

1-139-00000-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xix, 307 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Collana

Cambridge companions to religion

Disciplina

230

Soggetti

Theology, Doctrinal

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 09 Nov 2015).

Nota di contenuto

Historical and systematic theology / Colin Gunton -- On doctrine and ethics / Stanley Hauerwas -- Basis and authority of doctrine / Gerard Loughlin -- Scope of hermeneutics / Francis Watson -- Christ and the cultures / Bruce D. Marshall -- Christ and the cultures / Jeremy Begbie -- Triune God / Ralph del Colle -- Doctrine of creation / Colin Gunton -- Human being, individual and social / Kevin Vanhoozer -- Redemption and fall / Trevor Hart -- Church and the sacraments / Robert W. Jenson -- Eschatology / David Fergusson -- Jesus Christ / Kathryn Tanner -- Holy Spirit / Geoffrey Wainwright.

Sommario/riassunto

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, the essays 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. They attempt to answer questions such as 'what has, and does, Christian doctrine teach about God, the creation, the human condition and human behaviour?' and 'what is the part played in Christian doctrine by the Trinity, Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit?' New readers will find this an accessible and stimulating introduction to the main themes of Christian doctrine, while advanced students will find a useful summary of recent developments which demonstrates the variety, coherence and intellectual vitality of contemporary Christian thought.