Millard J. Erickson (PhD, Northwestern University) has served as a pastor and seminary dean and has taught at several schools, including Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Western Seminary (Portland and San Jose), and Baylor University. He has also held numerous visiting professorships, both in the United States and internationally. Erickson is the author of many books, including Introducing Christian Doctrine. He lives in Mounds View, Minnesota.

• Part 1: Studying God1. What Is Theology?2. The Possibility of Theology3. The Method of Theology4. Contextualizing Theology5. Two Special Issues: Biblical Criticism and Theological LanguagePart 2: Knowing God6. God's Universal Revelation7. God's Particular Revelation8. The Preservation of the Revelation: Inspiration9. The Dependability of God's Word: Inerrancy10. The Power of God's Word: AuthorityPart 3: What God Is Like11. The Greatness of God12. The Goodness of God13. God's Nearness and Distance: Immanence and Transcendence14. God's Three-in-Oneness: The TrinityPart 4: What God Does15. God's Plan16. God's Originating Work: Creation17. God's Continuing Work: Providence18. Evil and God's World: A Special Problem19. God's Special Agents: AngelsPart 5: Humanity20. Introduction to the Doctrine of Humanity21. The Origin of Humanity22. The Image of God in the Human23. The Constitutional Nature of the Human24. The Universality of HumanityPart 6: Sin25. The Nature of Sin26. The Source of Sin27. The Results of Sin28. The Magnitude of Sin29. The Social Dimension of SinPart 7: The Person of Christ30. Contemporary Issues in Christological Method31. The Deity of Christ32. The Humanity of Christ33. The Unity of the Person of Christ34. The Virgin BirthPart 8: The Work of Christ35. Introduction to the Work of Christ36. Theories of the Atonement37. The Central Theme of the Atonement38. The Extent of the AtonementPart 9: The Holy Spirit39. The Person of the Holy Spirit40. The Work of the Holy Spirit41. Recent Issues regarding the Holy SpiritPart 10: Salvation42. Conceptions of Salvation43. The Antecedent to Salvation: Predestination44. The Beginning of Salvation: Subjective Aspects45. The Beginning of Salvation: Objective Aspects46. The Continuation of Salvation47. The Completion of Salvation48. The Means and Extent of SalvationPart 11: The Church49. The Nature of the Church50. The Role of the Church51. The Government and Unity of the Church52. The Initiatory Rite of the Church: Baptism53. The Continuing Rite of the Church: The Lord's SupperPart 12: The Last Things54. Introduction to Eschatology55. Individual Eschatology56. The Second Coming and Its Consequents57. Millennial and Tribulational Views58. Final StatesConcluding ThoughtsIndexes