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| Editor's Preface | |
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| Abbreviations | |
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| Prolegomena: Introduction to Dogmatic Theology | |
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| Dogmatic Theology as a Science | |
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| Terminology | |
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| Theology as the Science of God | |
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| The Problem of Certainty: Church and Scripture | |
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| Faith and Method: The Organization of Theology | |
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| The History and Literature of Dogmatic Theology | |
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| The Formation of Dogma | |
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| Dogma in the Early Church | |
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| From Constantine to Augustine to the Middle Ages | |
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| Roman Catholic Dogmatic Theology | |
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| Lutheran Dogmatics | |
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| Reformed Dogmatics | |
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| Foundations of Dogmatic Theology | |
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| Science and Thought (Principia) | |
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| Realism and Universals (Logos) | |
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| Religious Foundations | |
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| Revelation | |
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| The Idea of Revelation | |
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| General Revelation | |
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| Special, Scriptural Revelation | |
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| �Natural� and �Supernatural� | |
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| Miracles, Language, and History | |
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| Holy Scripture | |
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| God's Inspired Word to His People | |
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| Scripture's Self-Testimony: Organic Inspiration | |
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| Faith | |
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| Faith and Theological Method | |
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| Faith, Intellect, and Theology: Historical-Apologetic Method | |
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| Faith, Feeling, and Theology: Religious-Empirical Method | |
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| Faith, Morality, and Theology: Ethical-Psychological Method | |
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| Faith and Its Ground | |
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| The Testimony of the Holy Spirit | |
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| Faith and Theology | |
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| The Triune God and Creation | |
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| Knowing God | |
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| Divine Mystery and Incomprehensibility | |
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| The Problem of Atheism | |
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| Natural Theology | |
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| �Proofs� for God's Existence | |
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| Naming God: Accommodation and Anthropomorphism | |
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| The Living, Acting God | |
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| The Names of God | |
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| Divine Simplicity; Essence and Attributes | |
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| God's Proper Names | |
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| God's Incommunicable Attributes | |
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| God's Communicable Attributes | |
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| The Triune God and His Counsel | |
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| The Holy Trinity in Scripture | |
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| The Construction of Trinitarian Dogma | |
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| The Opposition: Arianism and Sabellianism | |
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| Trinitarian Language | |
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| Distinctions Among the Three Persons | |
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| The Trinitarian Economy, Analogies, and Arguments | |
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| The Counsel of the Triune God | |
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| The Pelagian Challenge | |
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| Providence and the Objections to Predestination | |
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| Predestination and Reprobation | |
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| Creator of Heaven and Earth | |
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| Creation and Its Religious Rivals | |
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| Creatio ex nihilo by the Triune God | |
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| Creation's Time and Goal: A Christian Worldview | |
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| Heaven: The Spiritual World | |
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| The Angels in Scripture | |
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| The Ministry of Angels | |
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| Earth: The Material World | |
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| The Creation �Week� and Science | |
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| The Bible and Geology | |
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| From Creation to Preservation: Providence | |
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| Preservation, Concurrence, Government | |
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| Humanity and Sin | |
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| The Image of God | |
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| Human Origins | |
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| Human Nature | |
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| Human Destiny | |
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| The Covenant of Works | |
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| Other Views of Human Destiny | |
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| Human Origins in Unity: Destiny in Community | |
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| The Fallen World | |
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| The Origin of Sin | |
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| The Universal Spread of Sin | |
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| Realism and Federalism | |
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| Sin and Its Consequences | |
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| The Religious Character of Sin | |
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| Essentials of Sin | |
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| Varieties and Degrees of Sin | |
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| The Punishment of Sin | |
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| Suffering and Death | |
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| Christ the Redeemer | |
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| The Only Begotten Son of the Father | |
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| The Covenant of Grace | |
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| The Covenant of Redemption, of Nature, and Election | |
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| The Person of Christ the Mediator | |
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| The Two Natures of Christ | |
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| The Centrality of the Incarnation | |
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| Christ's Humanity and Divinity | |
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| The Servant Savior: Christ's Humiliation | |
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| Religion, Culture, Redemption, and Sacrifice | |
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| Jesus The Mediator | |
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| Christ's Obedient Death for Us | |
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| The Exalted Lord Christ | |
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| Through Death and Humiliation to Life and Exaltation | |
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| The Steps of Christ's Exaltation: Resurrection, Ascension, Session, and Return | |
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| Reconciliation (Atonement) | |
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| The Holy Spirit and salvation in Christ | |
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| The Order of Salvation | |
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| The Way of Salvation | |
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| Augustine and the Pelagian Threat; the Reformation | |
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| The Modem Turn to the Subject | |
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| The Trinitarian Way of Salvation and Truth | |
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| Calling and Regeneration | |
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| The Call of God | |
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| Rebirth | |
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| The Nature and Extent of Regeneration | |
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| Faith and Conversion | |
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| The Knowledge of Faith | |
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| Regeneration, Faith, and Knowledge | |
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| Conversion and Repentance | |
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| Mortification and Vivification | |
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| Confession of Sin, Penance, and Punishment | |
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| Justification, Sanctification, and Perseverance | |
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| Forgiveness | |
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| Justification Is Forensic and Imputed | |
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| Sanctification: Holiness as Gift and Reward | |
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| Sanctification and the Critique of Justification | |
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| Good Works, Perfectionism, and Perseverance | |
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| The Spirit Creates a New community | |
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| The Church as a Spiritual Reality | |
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| The Church's Spiritual Essence | |
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| Unity and Catholicity | |
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| Reformation Tangents; the People of God | |
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| The Marks of the Church | |
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| The Attributes of the Church | |
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| The Church as Organism and Institution | |
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| Christ Is King of the Church | |
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| The Church's Spiritual Power | |
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| The Offices and Assemblies of the Church | |
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| The Spirit's Means of Grace | |
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| The Means of Grace | |
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| Proclamation of the Word | |
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| The Spirit, the Word, and Power | |
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| The Sacraments | |
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| Baptism | |
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| THe Mode and Manner of Baptism; Infant Baptism | |
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| The Lord's Supper | |
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| The Purpose of the Supper | |
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| The Spirit Makes All Things New | |
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| The Intermediate State | |
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| The Question of Immortality | |
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| After Death, Then What? | |
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| Between Death and Resurrection | |
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| The Return of Christ | |
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| Visions of the End | |
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| Chiliasm | |
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| Israel, the Millennium, and Christ's Return | |
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| The Consummation | |
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| The Day of the Lord | |
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| Alternatives to Eternal Punishment | |
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| The Renewal of Creation | |
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| The Wideness of God's Mercy | |
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| Scripture Index | |
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| Name Index | |
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| Subject Index | |