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 IntroductionAvailable 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.This third volume covers the doctrine of the Church and of Faith, presenting the nature of the Church as a reflection of God's self-revelation through the Holy Spirit, and the Consummation in eternity of the Divine Self-communication.

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Utgivningsdatum:2003-03-07
Mått:140 x 216 x 26 mm
Vikt:853 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:James Clarke
Antal sidor:472
Förlag:Boydell & Brewer Ltd
ISBN:9780227172193

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Dr. Emil Brunner was made Privatdozent at the University of Zurich at the age of 33, and later was appointed Professor of Systematic and Practical Theology. In 1953 he became Professor of Christian University, Tokyo (Japan) and in 1955 returned to Zurich.He is also the author of: The Mediator (1934), Man in Revolt (1939), The Divine Imperative (1941), Justice and Social Order (1945), The Misunderstanding of the Church (1952), The Letter to the Romans (1959), The Great Invitation Zurich Sermons (1955) and I Believe in the Living God (1961).All of the above titles have now been republished by The Lutterworth Press.

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Contents: Preface PART 3 GOD'S SELF-COMMUNICATION AS HIS SELF REPRESENTATION THROUGH THE HOLY SPIRIT Section I: Ekklesia and Church Introduction 1. CHURCH AND HOLY SPIRIT 1. The Historical Representation of the Past Self-Communication of God, the Church 2. God's Self-Representation in us through the Holy Spirit 2. THE GROUND AND NATURE OF THE EKKLESIA 1. The Problem 2. The Basis of the Ekklesia 3. The Problem of the Invisible and Visible Ekklesia 4. The Social Reality of the Ekklesia 3. THE PRIMITIVE CHRISTIAN EKKLESIA AND THE PAULINE IDEA OF THE EKKLESIA 1. The Different Forms and Conceptions of the Ekklesia in Primitive Christianity 2. The Pauline Doctrine of the Ekklesia and the Pauline Communities as its Embodiment 3. The Problem of Apostolic Authority APPENDIX. On the Doctrine of Baptism 4. THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE EKKLESIA INTO THE CHURCH 1. The Sacramental Understanding of Salvation 2. The Institutional Understanding of the Church 3. The New Understanding of Tradition 4. The Perfecting of the Holy Church Institution 5. DELAYING FACTORS IN. THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE EKKLESIA INTO THE CHURCH, AND ATTEMPTS TO RESTORE THE EKKLESIA 6. THE CHURCH AS INSTRUMENT AND SHELL OF THE EKKLESIA 7. THE CRISIS OF THE CHURCH IN EUROPE 1. The Manifestations of the Crisis 2. The Causes of the Crisis 3. The Conditions for Overcoming the Crisis 8. THE SEARCH FOR THE NEW FORM OF THE CHURCH 1. New Structures Within the Church Expressing the Spirit of the Ekklesia 2. The World in Search of Fellowship 3. Between Church and World 9. THE ESSENTIAL MARKS OF THE CHURCH ACCORDING TO THE APOSTOLIC WITNESS OF FAITH 1. The Church is "Apostolica" 2. The Church is "Catholica" 3. The Church is "Sancta" 4. The Church is "Una" 5. "Credo" Section II: The New Life In Christ 10. THE EKKLESIA AS PRESUPPOSITION OF FAITH 11. FAITH AND UNBELIEF 12. FAITH ACCORDING TO THE WITNESS OF SCRIPTURE 1. Faith in the Witness of the Old Testament EXCURSUS. Martin Buber's Teaching on the Apostles' Misunderstanding of Faith 2. Faith in the Witness of the New Testament 13. THE MISUNDERSTANDING OF THE FAITH 1. The Word Faith 2. The Role of Witness in the Rise of Pistis 3. The Cause and Forms of the Misunderstanding of Pistis 14. THE PERFECTED FORM OF FAITH: THE JUSTIFICATION OF THE SINNER BY FAITH ALONE EXCURSUS. On the Contemporary Theological Situation 15. JUSTIFYING FAITH IN CHRIST AND THE CREED OF THE CHURCH 1. The Apostles' Creed 2. Dogma 3. The Confessional Writings of the Reformation 16. DOCTRINAL BELIEF AND BELIEF IN THE BIBLE AS THE VEHICLE OF PISTIS Note: The True Non-Aprioristic Bible Faith; Reflections on the Formulation of a New Doctrine of Scripture 17. FAITH AND KNOWLEDGE. 18. THE CERTAINTY OF FAITH, AND DOUBT 19. REGENERATION AS A SPECIAL ASPECT OF JUSTIFICATION 20. CONVERSION 21. SANCTIFICATION 1. Sanctification as the Work of God 2. Sanctification as the Task of Man 22. THE COMMANDMENT OF LOVE AND THE LAW 23. THE CHRISTIAN IN THE WORLD 24. THE THEOLOGY OF PRAYER PART 4 THE CONSUMMATION IN ETERNITY OF THE DIVINE SELF-COMMUNICATION 1. FAITH AS HOPE APPENDIX. On the "Demythologized" Eschatology of Bultmann 2. THE OBJECTION OF UNBELIEF TO THE CHRISTIAN HOPE 3. THE KINGDOM OF GOD AND ETERNAL LIFE 4. THE KINGDOM OF GOD AS THE MEANING AND GOAL OF HISTORY 5. THE CHRISTIAN UNDERSTANDING OF ETERNITY 6. THE MYSTERY OF DEATH 7. TO DEPART AND BE WITH CHRIST 8. THE COMING OF THE LORD IN GLORY: THE PAROUSIA APPENDIX. The Problem of Demythologization 9. THE RESURRECTION 10. UNIVERSALISM AND WORLD JUDGMENT 11. THE CONSUMMATION POSTSCRIPT INDEX OF SUBJECTS INDEX OF NAMES INDEX OF SCRIPTURE REFERENCES