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| Titre : | Christian Faith : An Introduction to the Study of the Faith |
| Auteurs : | Hendrikus Berkhof, Auteur ; Sierd Woudstra, Traducteur |
| Type de document : | texte imprimé |
| Mention d'édition : | Revised Edition, Reprinted |
| Editeur : | Grand Rapids [USA] : William B. Eerdmans, 1990 |
| ISBN/ISSN/EAN : | 978-0-8028-0548-5 |
| Format : | xxii + 572 p. |
| Note générale : | Titre original: Christelijk Geloof (1985). English edition: 1976, 1986. |
| Langues: | Anglais |
| Index. décimale : | CV/B (Théologie systématique : introduction et ouvrages de synthèse) |
| Résumé : |
In today's secular world, the Christian faith is viewed as only one aspect of what could be called "religious life." Acknowledging this, Hendrikus Berkhof begins this thought-provoking study with a sketch of religion and faith in general before narrowing it down to a discussion of the specific place of Christian faith. Beginning with the whole of reality makes it possible to use "religion" as the basis from which to acquire an understanding of the relevance of the Christian faith for that total reality. Thus, a study of Christian faith can answer questions that deal with the place of humanity in the cosmos, the meaning of life and existence, the meaning of freedom and of death.
Berkhof defines "religion" as the relation to the absolute. "Faith" is one step beyond religion, as it is the establishment of God's relationship to his people. Christian faith builds on Old Testament faith because the promises of the Old Testament are accepted as being fulfilled in the ministry, suffering, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. For Berkhof the study of Christian faith is a systematic examination of the content of the relationship which God in Christ has entered into with us. Because the study of the faith is systematic, there must be an order to it. This order varies from theologian to theologian; for Berkhof the starting point is revelation — the sources and norms for our knowledge of God. This leads to a discussion of God, creation (of the world and of human beings), Israel, the person and work of Christ, the church, and finally, the renewal of the world and of humanity. Throughout the book Berkhof comments on (and often takes issue with) systematic theologians of the past. Written for both the layperson and the scholar, the text is interspersed with excurses (set off in smaller type than the main text) that cover specific subjects more thoroughly, citing sources, controversies, and the like, which will be of particular interest to theologians and students. This newly revised edition, a translation of the Dutch fifth edition, takes into account developments in dogmatics in the thirteen years since Berkhof prepared the first edition of Christian Faith. Berkhof's aim throughout is to present his understanding of the truth of God; but, as he writes in his preface, "the study of the faith is not something to learn so much as something to do and practice. A book can do no more than help us to get started and stimulate us to try to do it on our own." This book, like the earlier edition, admirably succeeds in meeting that goal. |
| Note de contenu : |
- Why This Book?
- A Word from the Translator - List of Abbreviations - Preface to the Revised Edition - INTRODUCTION: 1. Prolegomena 2. Religion 3. Faith 4. Christian Faith 5. Study of the Christian Faith: Motives and Essence 6. Study of the Christian Faith: Reach and Limits - REVELATION: 7. Internal Prolegomena 8. Revelation: Phenomenological and Theological 9. The Earthly Character of Revelation 10. Revelation and Experience 11. Revelation and Hiddenness 12. The Duality of Revelation: Word and Spirit 13. Revelation as History 14. The Symbolic Language of Revelation 15. Self-Revelation or Revelation of Truths 16. General and Special Revelation 17. Fixation and Transmission (Scripture and Tradition) 18. The Provisional Character of Revelation - GOD: 19. Revelation and Essence 20. Essence and Attributes 21. Holy Love 22. The Defenseless Superior Power 23. The Changeable Faithfulness - CREATION: 24. God as Creator 25. The World as Createdness 26. Man (I): Love and Freedom 27. Man (II): Guilt and Fate 28. The Preservation of the World - ISRAEL: 29. Israel in the Christian Faith 30. The Way of Israel in the Old Testament 31. The Way of Israel in the New Testament - JESUS THE SON: 32. In Search of the Historical Jesus 33. The Person 34. Life and Humanity 35. Death and Reconciliation 36. Resurrection and Glorification 37. The Spirit and the Participation 38. The Covenant as “Tri-(u)nity” - THE NEW COMMUNITY: 39. The Covenant as Community 40. The Church as Institute 41. The Church as the Body of Christ 42. The People of God as the Firstfruits - THE RENEWAL OF MAN: 43. Man the Purpose of God 44. Judgment and Repentance 45. Justification and Faith 46. Guidance and Security 47. Justification and Sanctification 48. Freedom and Love 49. Dying and Rising 50. Struggle, Progress, and Perseverance 51. The Completed Renewal 52. Prayer - THE RENEWAL OF THE WORLD: 53. The Place of the World in the Faith 54. The Sanctification of the World 55. Progress and Struggle 56. Ambivalence and Victory - ALL THINGS NEW: 57. Christ, the Spirit, and the Future 58. Individuals, Mankind, and the Future 59. Eternal Life - INDEXES: Principal / Subjects Names / Scripture References |
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