Theology for the community of God / Stanley J. Grenz. [print]

Originally published: Nashville : Broadman and Holman, 1994.

Introduction The nature and task of theology The theological task -- [Part I. Theology: the doctrine of God -- [1. The God who is The reality of God in an era of atheism Knowledge of God in an era of agnosticism -- [2. The triune God Trinitarian doctrine in theological history The formulation of trinitarian doctrine The theological implications of trinitarian doctrine Trinitarian doctrine and Christian life -- [3. The relational God The nature of the relational God The divine attributes -- [4. The creator God God as the creator of the world God as the providential administrator of the world -- [Part II. Anthropology: the doctrine of humanity -- [5. The human identity and our origin in God Our place in creation -- "Openness to the world" and general revelation God as our origin Our temporal origin -- [6. Our nature as persons destined for community Our ontological nature Humans as the image of God -- [7. Sin: the destruction of community The nature of sin Original sin The results of sin: our human situation -- [8. Our spiritual co-creatures The nature of the spiritual realities Angelology and structures of existence The demonic and superstition --

[Part III. Christology: the doctrine of Christ -- [9. The fellowship of Jesus the Christ with God Implications: Jesus as one with God -- [10. The fellowship of Jesus the Christ with humankind Jesus as a human Jesus as the true human Jesus as the universal human -- [11. The fellowship of deity and humanity in Jesus Jesus as divine and human The incarnation The virgin birth -- [12. The mission of Jesus The vocation of the earthly Jesus The atonement and the mission of Jesus The ongoing work of Christ -- [Part IV. Pneumatology: the doctrine of the Holy Spirit -- [13. The identity of the Holy Spirit The Spirit in salvation history The Spirit in the trinitarian life -- [14. The Spirit and the scriptures The Spirit as the foundation of scripture The task of the Spirit speaking through scripture The Bible and revelation Biblical authority -- [15. The dynamic of conversion The divine aspect of conversion The community aspect of conversion -- [16. Individual salvation: the wider perspective The process of salvation The eternal context of salvation --

[Part V. Ecclesiology: the doctrine of the church -- [17. The church - the eschatalogical covenant community The church as a covenant people The church as the sign of the kingdom The church as community -- [18. The ministry of the community The purpose of the church The mandate of the church -- (c)19. Community acts of commitment Acts of commitment and the church Baptism: the seal of our identity The Lord's supper: reaffirming our identity -- (c)20. The organization for community life Membership in the community Community structure Leadership for the community Ordination by the community -- [Part Virgin Islands] Eschatology: the doctrine of last things [21. The consummation of personal existence The significance of death Overcoming death in the resurrection Hope in the face of death -- [22. The consummation of history The meaning of history The presence of community in and beyond history the climax of history -- [23. The consumation of God's cosmic program The transition from creation to new creation The dark side of the judgment The new creation -- [24. The significance of eschatology Eschatology as insight into the present Eschatology as God's call in the present Eschatology as insight for living.

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