A Grammar of Christian Faith: Systematic Explorations in Christian Life and Doctrine, Volume IIVolume II of A Grammar of Christian Faith aims to confront the widespread disarray in the language and practices of Christian faith today. As a 'grammar,' it explains how Christian faith provides special ways of speaking and acting that make sense of human life by giving it meaning, practicality, and hope. |
Contents
The Person of Jesus Christ | 365 |
Some Problems of Faith and History | 370 |
A TheologicalHistorical Schematic Narrative of the Actual Jesus | 381 |
The Grammar of Christological Titles in the New Testament | 385 |
Notes from Church History | 393 |
The Grammar of the Identity of the Human Jesus as the Incarnate God | 402 |
The Grammar of Jesus Identity as the Messianic Bearer of the Spirit | 419 |
Some Further Questions | 422 |
The Doctrine of the Church | 593 |
Images of the Church in the New Testament | 596 |
Notes from Church History | 602 |
Basic Ecclesial Grammar | 609 |
The Ecclesial Grammar of the Practices of the Body of Christ | 617 |
The Nurturing Practices of the Body of Christ | 623 |
The Outreach Practices of the Body of Christ | 627 |
The Administrative Practices of the Body of Christ | 634 |
The Work of Jesus Christ | 427 |
Some Elements of the New Testament Witness | 429 |
Atonement Issues and the Salvific Work of Jesus | 433 |
The Grammar of Jesus the Prophet | 435 |
The Grammar of Jesus the Priest | 443 |
The Grammar of Jesus the Victor | 458 |
The Grammar of Jesus Work and Human Salvation | 473 |
Narrative and the Rationale of Gods Salvific Work | 480 |
The Doctrine of the Holy Spirit | 483 |
The Witness of Scripture | 485 |
Notes from Tradition | 492 |
A Constructive Grammar of the Holy Spirit | 495 |
A Schematic Grammar of Salvation | 503 |
The Christian Life | 511 |
The Grammar of Just Deserts and Justification by Grace | 513 |
The Grammar of Faith and the Christian Life | 519 |
The Grammar of Christian Freedom | 528 |
The Grammar of Sanctification | 537 |
The Grammar of Discipleship | 545 |
The Grammar of the Works and Passions of Agapic Love | 553 |
The Grammar of Christian Vocation | 588 |
Summary | 590 |
The Ecclesial Grammar of Unity Diversity and Boundaries | 645 |
The Dialectic between Church and World | 648 |
Proclamation Sacraments and Prayer | 655 |
The Grammar of Proclamation | 656 |
The Grammar of Sacrament | 658 |
The Grammar of Baptism Baptism in the New Testament | 662 |
The Grammar of the Lords Supper | 670 |
The Grammar of Prayer Biblical Notes | 676 |
Christian Hope and Eschatology | 689 |
The Grammar of Hope as a General Human Phenomenon | 691 |
The Grammar of Christian Hope as Eschatological Existence | 695 |
Everyday Futurity | 697 |
Works of Love and the Kingdom of God | 699 |
Is There a Dual Destiny? | 709 |
Death and Eternal Life | 724 |
The End of All Things in Gods Absolute Future | 736 |
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