Rediscover incisive, wide-ranging volumes of essays from one of the world’s most renowned systematic theologians. Originally a companion piece to The Domain of the Word, these volumes, each featuring a brand new preface, bring together a variety of Webster’s thought on dogmatic and moral theology.This first volume explores God, creation, providence, Christ, salvation and the church. Webster delves into how they have a common conception of the matter of Christian theology, and of the way in which that matter governs the order of a presentation of Christian truth.After an overall account of the relation between God in himself and the economy of God's external works, there are studies of the divine aseity and of the theology of the eternal Son. These are followed by a set of essays on creation out of nothing; the relation between God and God's creatures; the nature of providence; the relation of soteriology and the doctrine of God; and the place of teaching about justification in Christian theology.Each of the essays explores the relation of theology proper to economy, and together they pose an understanding of Christian doctrine in which all theological teaching flows from the doctrine of the immanent Trinity. These essays are invaluable for those seeking to understand Webster’s thought and the intricacies of systematic theology.

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Utgivningsdatum:2027-01-21
Mått:156 x 234 x 25 mm
Vikt:454 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:272
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN:9780567722096

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John Webster (1955-2016) was one of the world’s leading systematic theologians. His distinguished career saw him publish over 20 books and 100 major articles, solidifying himself as an expert on systematic theology as well as the works of Karl Barth and Eberhard Jüngel. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 2005 and, along with Colin Gunton, he co-founded the International Journal of Theology. Ultimately, he rose through the ranks of academia to become the Chair of Divinity at University of St Andrews, UK.

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AcknowledgmentsPrefaceIntroduction1. Omnia... percractantur in sacra doctrina sub ratione Dei. On the matter of Christian theologyPart I: God in Himself2. Life in and of himself3. Eternal generation4. Christology, Theology, Economy. The Place of Christology in Systematic Theology5. One who is SonPart II: God's Outer Works6. Trinity and Creation7. 'Love is also a lover of life': creatio ex nihilo and creaturely goodness8. Non ex aequo: God's relation to creatures9. One the theology of providence10. 'It was the will of the Lord to bruise him': soteriology and the doctrine of God11. Rector et iudex super omnia genera doctrinarum? The place of the doctrine of justification12. 'In the society of God': some principles of ecclesiology13. Purity and Plenitude: Reflections on Congar's Tradition and TraditionsEpilogue14. What Makes Theology Theological?Index