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431 pages ; 20 cm |
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"Best of Christianity today." |
| Contents |
Introduction: The "greatest generation" and its legacy for the future of evangelical theology / Kevin J. Vanhoozer -- General revelation and special revelation / Addison H. Leitch -- The saving acts of God / George E. Ladd -- The inspiration of the Bible / Philip E. Hughes -- The incommunicable attributes of the triune God / Fred H. Klooster -- The communicable attributes of God / Anthony A. Hoekema -- The Holy Trinity / J. Kenneth Grider -- The decrees of God / Geoffrey W. Bromiley -- Predestination / William Childs Robinson -- Creation / Harold B. Kuhn -- Angels / Bernard Ramm -- Satan and the demons / G. C. Berkouwer -- Providence / Andrew K. Rule -- Miracles / Henry Stob -- The origin and nature of man / John H. Gerstner -- The covenant of works / Oswald T. Allis -- The nature and origin of sin / J. Oliver Buswell, Jr. -- Original sin, imputation, and inability / Cornelius Van Til -- The covenant of grace / Herbert M. Carson -- The person of Christ: incarnation and virgin birth / F. F. Bruce -- The person of Christ: the Kenotic theory / Wayne E. Ward -- The person of Christ: death, resurrection, ascension / Ralph Earle -- Jesus Christ: prophet, priest, and king / Samuel J. Mikolaski -- The atonement / Leon Morris -- The intercessory work of Christ / Robert Paul Roth -- The work of the Holy Spirit / John F. Walvoord -- Common grace / M. Eugene Osterhaven -- Effectual calling / J. Norval Geldenhuys -- Regeneration / Otto Michel -- Repentance and conversion / Julius R. Mantey -- Faith / Calvin D. Linton -- The mystical union / William A. Mueller -- Justification by faith / H. D. McDonald -- Adoption / J. Theodore Mueller -- Sanctification / John Murray -- The perseverance of the saints / W. Boyd Hunt -- The nature of the church / James I. Packer -- The government of the church / Edward John Carnell -- Baptism and the Lord's Supper / Merrill C. Tenney -- Other means of grace / Frank E. Gaebelein -- Death and immortality / J. G. S. S. Thomson -- The Second Coming: millennial views / William M. Arnett -- The resurrection of the dead and final judgment / Walter W. Wessel -- The final state: heaven and hell / J. A. Motyer. |
| Summary |
"Basics of the Faith is an overview of essential Christian doctrines from some of the best minds of mid-twentieth century evangelicalism around the globe. Originally appearing in the pages of Christianity Today during 1961-1962, this collection includes essays from influential theologians and biblical scholars including Philip E. Hughes on inspiration, Anthony A. Hoekema on the divine attributes, John Murray on sanctification, Cornelius Van Til on original sin, F. F. Bruce on the person of Christ, G. E. Ladd on the saving acts of God, Leon Morris on the atonement, and J. I. Packer on the nature of the church. This edition includes an introduction by Kevin J. Vanhoozer that lays out their original context and evaluates their ongoing significance. Approachable yet scholarly, Basics of the Faith is both a relevant systematic theology and a celebration of evangelical heritage." -- Provided by publisher. |
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Theology, Doctrinal.
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Henry, Carl F. H. (Carl Ferdinand Howard), 1913-2003, editor.
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Vanhoozer, Kevin J., writer of introduction, contributor.
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Leitch, Addison H., contributor.
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Ladd, George Eldon, 1911-1982, contributor.
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Hughes, Philip Edgcumbe, contributor.
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Klooster, Fred H., contributor.
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Hoekema, Anthony A., 1913-1988, contributor.
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Grider, J. Kenneth (Joseph Kenneth), 1921-2006, contributor.
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Bromiley, G. W. (Geoffrey William), contributor.
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Robinson, Wm. Childs (William Childs), 1897-1982, contributor.
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Kuhn, Harold B., 1911-1994, contributor.
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Ramm, Bernard L. (Bernard Lawrence), 1916-1992, contributor.
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Berkouwer, G. C. (Gerrit Cornelis), 1903-1996, contributor.
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Rule, Andrew K., 1893-1975, contributor.
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Stob, Henry, 1908-1996, contributor.
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Gerstner, John H. (John Henry), 1914-1996, contributor.
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Allis, Oswald T. (Oswald Thompson), 1880-1973, contributor.
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Buswell, J. Oliver (James Oliver), 1895-1977, contributor.
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Van Til, Cornelius, 1895-1987, contributor.
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Carson, Herbert M., contributor.
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Bruce, F. F. (Frederick Fyvie), 1910-1990, contributor.
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Ward, Wayne E., contributor.
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Earle, Ralph, contributor.
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Mikolaski, Samuel J. (Samuel John), contributor.
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Morris, Leon, 1914-2006, contributor.
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Roth, Robert Paul, contributor.
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Walvoord, John F., contributor.
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Osterhaven, M. Eugene (Maurice Eugene), 1915-2004, contributor.
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Geldenhuys, J. Norval, 1918-1964 contributor.
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Michel, Otto, 1903-1993, contributor.
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Mantey, Julius R., contributor.
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Linton, Calvin Darlington, 1914- contributor.
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Mueller, William A., contributor.
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McDonald, H. D. (Hugh Dermot), contributor.
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Mueller, John Theodore, 1885-1967, contributor.
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Murray, John, 1898-1975, contributor.
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Hunt, W. Boyd (William Boyd), 1816-2007, contributor.
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Packer, J. I. (James Innell), contributor.
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Carnell, Edward John, 1919-1967, contributor.
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Tenney, Merrill C. (Merrill Chapin), 1904-1985, contributor.
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Gaebelein, Frank E. (Frank Ely), 1899-1983, contributor.
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Thomson, J. G. S. S. (James Grant-Suttie Stewart), 1911-2003, contributor.
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Arnett, William M. (William Melvin), 1915-1995, contributor.
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Wessel, Walter W. (Walter Weston), contributor.
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Motyer, J. A., contributor.
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| ISBN |
9781683593386 (hardcover) |
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1683593383 (hardcover) |
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