TY  - BOOK
AU  - McGrath,Alister E.
TI  - Theology: the basics 
SN  - 9780470656754 (pbk.)
AV  - BT77 .M382 2012
U1  - 230 22
PY  - 2012///
CY  - Oxford
PB  - Wiley-Blackwell
KW  - Theology, Doctrinal
KW  - Popular works
N1  - Previous ed.: 2008; Formerly CIP; Includes bibliographical references and index; Machine generated contents note: 1. Faith -- What is faith? -- Can God's existence be proved? -- Are these proofs of any use? -- Faith is beyond reason but not contrary to reason -- Faith and God's promises -- Faith and doubt: the problem of suffering -- Engaging with a text -- 2. God -- Analogies in theology -- God as father -- A personal God -- God as almighty -- Engaging with a text -- 3. Creation -- Creation in the Old Testament -- The concept of creation "out of nothing" -- Creation and dualism -- Implications of the doctrine of creation -- Models of God as creator -- Humanity and creation: the "image of God" -- Creation and natural theology -- Creation and creationism -- Engaging with a text -- 4. Jesus -- Messiah -- Lord -- Son of God -- Son of Man -- God -- Functional statements about Jesus -- Early Christological models -- The Council of Chalcedon -- The incarnation and icons -- Christ as mediator -- Engaging with a text -- 5. Salvation -- Pauline images of salvation --; Contents note continued: The problem of analogy: salvation as ransom -- Theories of atonement -- The cross as sacrifice -- The cross as a victory -- The cross and forgiveness -- Salvation, sin, and Christ -- Salvation, Christ, and the redeemed life -- Engaging with a text -- 6. Spirit -- Biblical models of the Holy Spirit -- The debate over the divinity of the Holy Spirit -- The filioque debate -- The functions of the Spirit -- Engaging with a text -- 7. Trinity -- Belief in the Trinity -- A Trinitarian heresy: modalism -- Visualizing the Trinity -- The Trinity and the naming of God -- Communicating the Trinity: hymns -- The "social Trinity": Jurgen Moltmann -- Engaging with a text -- 8. Church -- The church: local or universal? -- Only one church? -- The catholicity of the church -- The church: holy or just human? -- The church as constituted by the Word of God -- Pure or mixed body: what difference does it make? -- Ministry within the church: the Second Vatican Council --; Contents note continued: Engaging with a text -- 9. Sacraments -- What is a sacrament? -- What do sacraments do? -- What factors affect the effectiveness of sacraments? -- Is infant baptism justified? -- In what way, if any, is Christ present at the eucharist? -- Engaging with a text -- 10. Heaven -- The hope of heaven -- An image of heaven: the New Jerusalem -- The appearance of the human body in heaven -- Heaven as an encounter with loved ones -- Heaven and the worship of the church -- Heaven and the millennium -- The beatific vision: seeing God face to face -- Engaging with a text
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