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List of Illustrations.
Preface.
To the Reader: How to Use this Work.
Part I: Landmarks: Periods, Themes, and Personalities of Christian Theology:.
Introduction.
1. The Patristic Period, c.100-451: A Clarification of Terms.
An Overview of the Patristic Period.
Key Theologians:.
Justin Martyr.
Irenaeus of Lyons.
Origen.
Tertullian.
Athanasius.
Augustine of Hippo.
Key Theological Developments:.
The Extent of the New Testament Canon.
The Role of Tradition.
The Fixing of the Ecumenical Creeds.
The Two Natures of Jesus Christ.
The Doctrine of the Trinity.
The Doctrine of the Church.
The Doctrine of Grace.
Key Names, Words, and Phrases.
Questions for Chapter 1.
Further Reading.
2. The Middle Ages and the Renaissance, c.1050-c.1500:.
A Clarification of Terms:.
The Middle Ages. The Renaissance. Scholasticism. Humanism.
Key Theologians:.
Anselm of Canterbury.
Thomas Aquinas.
Duns Scotus.
William of Ockham.
Erasmus of Rotterdam.
Key Theological Developments:.
The Consolidation of the Patristic Heritage.
The Exploration of the Role of Reason in Theology.
The Development of Theological Systems.
The Development of Sacramental Theology.
The Development of Theology and Grace.
The Role of Mary in the Scheme of Salvation.
Returning Directly to the Sources of Christian Theology.
The Critique of the Vulgate Translation of Scripture.
Byzantine Theology.
Key Names, Words, and Phrases.
Questions for Chapter 2.
Further Reading.
3. The Reformation and Post-Reformation Periods, c.1500-c.1750: A Clarification of Terms:.
The Lutheran Reformation.
The Calvinist Reformation.
The Radical Reformation (Anabaptism).
The Catholic Reformation.
Key Theologians:.
Martin Luther.
John Calvin.
Huldrych Zwingli.
Key Theological Developments:.
The Sources of Theology.
The Doctrine of Grace.
The Doctrine of the Sacraments.
The Doctrine of the Church.
Post-Reformation Movements:.
Protestant Orthodoxy.
Roman Catholicism.
Puritanism.
Pietism.
Key Names, Words and Phrases.
Questions for Chapter 3.
Further Reading.
4. The Modern Period, c.1750-the Present: The Enlightenment:.
The Enlightenment and Protestantism.
The Enlightenment Critique of Christian Theology: A General Overview.
The Enlightenment Critique of Christian Theology: Specific Issues.
Theological Movements since the Enlightenment:.
Romanticism.
Marxism.
Liberal Protestantism.
Modernism.
Neo-Orthodoxy.
Roman Catholicism.
Eastern Orthodoxy.
Feminism Postmodernism.
Liberation Theology.
Black Theology.
Postliberalism.
Evangelicalism.
Pentecostal and Charismatic Movements.
Theologies of the Developing World.
Key Names, Words and Phrases.
Questions for Chapter 4.
Further Reading.
Part II: Sources and Methods:.
5. Getting Started: Preliminaries: A Working Definition of Theology.
The Development of Theology as an Academic Discipline.
The Architecture of Theology:.
Biblical Studies.
Systematic Theology.
Historical Theology.
Pastoral Theology.
Philosophical Theology.
The Question of Prolegomena.
The Nature of Faith:.
Faith and Knowledge.
Faith and Salvation.
Aquinas and Luther Compared.
Can God's Existence be Proved?.
The Ontological Argument.
Thomas Aquinas' Five Ways.
The Nature of Theological