Reformed Theology: Identity and Ecumenicity, Volume 1Wallace M. Alston, Michael Welker Christian theology, classically defined, is faith's intellectual work of seeking understanding, not in order to prove its truth but to persuade those who hear it proclaimed. Theology done from within the Reformed tradition has long displayed this quality, and it continues to develop in response to our changing world. "Reformed Theology: Identity and Ecumenicity" is an excellent resource for readers interested in examining current trends and motifs in Reformed thought. Written by systematic theologians from around the world, this book explores the meaning of the Reformed tradition and its relevance for the contemporary church. The contributors highlight ways that Reformed theology can enrich the church ecumenical even as they seek to realize a more catholic Reformed community of inquiry. Contributors: P. Mark Achtemeier |
Contents
The Identity of Reformed Theology and Its Ecumenicity | 3 |
Reformed Strength in Its Denominational Weakness | 20 |
Reformed Theology Past and Future | 34 |
The End of Reformed Theology? The Voice of Karl Barth | 46 |
Catholic | 65 |
We Believe in One Holy and Catholic Church | 85 |
Election and Ecclesiology in the PostConstantinian Church | 97 |
Church State and Civil Society in the Reformed Tradition | 111 |
Calvinism as an Ascetic Movement | 205 |
A Proposal for Pedagogical Strategies in Theological | 223 |
Can We Still Be Reformed? Questions from | 233 |
Reformed Identity in an Ecumenical World | 257 |
Reconsidering the Doctrine of Providence | 281 |
Friedrich Schleiermacher | 294 |
In Support of a Reformed View of Ascension and Eucharist | 351 |
A Cry for Life in a Global Economic Era | 375 |
A Reformed Response to Some | 127 |
Towards | 140 |
PART III | 155 |
Reformed Pneumatology and Pentecostal Pneumatology | 170 |
A Reformed Theological Perspective Based on | 190 |
Processus Confessionis | 385 |
The Unity of Identity | 398 |
The Openness and Worldliness of the Church | 412 |
How Do We Deal | 435 |