Theology - The Basic Readings 3e by Alister E. McGrath

Description: Acknowledgments ix How to Use This Book xiii How to Engage a Reading xvi Christian Theology: A Historical Overview xviii The Apostles' Creed xxv Chapter 1 Faith 1 1.1 Augustine of Hippo on the theological use of secular philosophy 3 1.2 Vincent of L¿erins on tradition and theology 6 1.3 John Calvin on the nature of faith 9 1.4 Karl Barth on revelation and the Word of God 12 1.5 Emil Brunner on revelation and reason 15 1.6 Paul Tillich on the nature of theology 18 1.7 C. S. Lewis on myths in theology 21 1.8 John Paul II on faith and reason 24 Chapter 2 God 27 2.1 Athenagoras of Athens on the Christian God 29 2.2 Thomas Aquinas on analogies of God 32 2.3 J¿urgen Moltmann on the suffering of God 35 2.4 Hans Urs von Balthasar on the glory of God 38 2.5 Elizabeth A. Johnson on female analogies for God 41 2.6 Sarah Coakley on vulnerability and God 44 Chapter 3 Creation 47 3.1 Giovanni Pico della Mirandola on human nature 49 3.2 Jonathan Edwards on the beauty of creation 52 3.3 William Paley on the contrivance of nature 55 3.4 John Henry Newman on natural religion 58 3.5 G. K.Chesterton on the doctrine of creation 61 3.6 Dorothy L. Sayers on creation and evil 64 3.7 John Polkinghorne on creation and science 67 Chapter 4 Jesus 70 4.1 Athanasius of Alexandria on the incarnation 72 4.2 Leo the Great on the two natures of Christ 75 4.3 Martin K¿ahler on the "Jesus of history" 78 4.4 George Tyrrell on modern views of Jesus 81 4.5 Austin Farrer on the incarnation and suffering 84 4.6 Morna D. Hooker on Chalcedon and the New Testament 87 4.7 N. T.Wright on Jesus and the identity of God 91 Chapter 5 Salvation 94 5.1 Rufinus of Aquileia on Christ's death as a victory 96 5.2 Maximus the Confessor on the economy of salvation 99 5.3 Anselm of Canterbury on satisfaction for sin 102 5.4 F.D. E. Schleiermacher on Christ as redeemer 106 5.5 Bernard Lonergan on the rationality of salvation 109 5.6 Colin Gunton on the language of salvation 112 5.7 Rosemary Radford Ruether on suffering and redemption 115 Chapter 6 Spirit 118 6.1 Ambrose of Milan on the divinity of the spirit 120 6.2 John of Damascus on the Holy Spirit 123 6.3 The Formula of Concord on the Spirit and human renewal 125 6.4 Charles Gore on the Holy Spirit and redemption 128 6.5 Henry Barclay Swete on the Holy Spirit and the Trinity 131 6.6 John Webster on the distinctiveness of the Spirit 134 6.7 John Meyendorff on the Spirit and the Trinity 137 Chapter 7 Trinity 140 7.1 Irenaeus of Lyons on the trinitarian faith 142 7.2 The Eleventh Council of Toledo on the Trinity 145 7.3 Richard of St Victor on the Trinity as a community of love 148 7.4 Karl Rahner on the economic Trinity 150 7.5 John Macquarrie on the function of the Trinity 153 7.6 Robert Jenson on the Trinity as God's name 156 7.7 Catherine Mowry LaCugna on the Trinity and the Christian life 159 Chapter 8 Church 162 8.1 Martin Luther on the nature of the church 164 8.2 Lesslie Newbigin on a missionary ecclesiology 167 8.3 The Second Vatican Council on the church 170 8.4 George Dragas on Orthodox ecclesiology 173 8.5 Stanley Hauerwas on the church and the Christian story 176 8.6 Leonardo Boff on the reinvention of the church 179 Chapter 9 Sacraments 182 9.1 Cyril of Jerusalem on the meaning of baptism 184 9.2 Huldrych Zwingli on the real presence 187 9.3 The Council of Trent on transubstantiation 190 9.4 The World Council of Churches on baptism 193 9.5 Rowan Williams on the sacraments as signs 196 9.6 Benedict XVI on the eucharist 199 Chapter 10 Heaven 202 10.1 Cyprian of Carthage on paradise as the Christian homeland 204 10.2 Methodius of Olympus on the resurrection body 207 10.3 Peter Abelard on the hope of heaven 210 10.4 John Wesley on the final restoration of nature 213 10.5 The Catechism of the Catholic Church on the resurrection 216 10.6 Wolfhart Pannenberg on eschatology and evil 219 10.7 Kathryn Tanner on eternal life 222 A Brief Glossary of Theological Terms 225 Sources of Readings 239 Index 245

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