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| Preface | |
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| Introduction: A Prolegomenon To Dogmatics | |
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| Definition of Terms: Theology as Christian, Systematic, and Dogmatic | |
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| Excursus: Concerning Theology and Theologies | |
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| Theological Method: Philosophy, Science, and Theology | |
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| Speaking of God | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Concerning Myth, Symbol, and Analogy | |
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| The Revelation/Faith Context of Theological Language | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| First Addendum: A Comment on Sexist Language | |
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| Second Addendum: On Diction and Style in Theological Discourse | |
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| Alternatives to Christian Theism | |
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| Addendum: Concerning the Theistic Proofs | |
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| "Veiling"--A Sermon | |
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| How We Know God: Revelation and Scripture | |
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| God's Self-Disclosure in Creation and Providence | |
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| God's Self-Disclosure in Jesus Christ | |
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| Introduction | |
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| The Modes (Modalities) of Special Revelation | |
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| Faith, History, Reason--and Revelation | |
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| Addendum: God Hidden in His Revelation: The Doctrine of the Divine Incomprehensibility | |
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| "Revelation"--A Sermon | |
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| God's Self-Disclosure in the Witness of Scripture to Jesus Christ | |
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| The Canon of Scripture and the Scripture as Canon | |
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| First Addendum: The Canon as Closed | |
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| Second Addendum: The Sufficiency (Perfection) of Scripture | |
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| The Preservation (Text) and Translation of Scripture | |
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| The Church as the Custodian of Scripture | |
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| The Church as the Translator of Scripture | |
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| Addendum: The King James Version: A Comment on the Place of Beauty in the Worship of God | |
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| The Unity of Scripture | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Unity-in-Diversity | |
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| One Covenant Differently Administered | |
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| Promise and Fulfillment | |
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| The Allegorizing of the Old Testament in the New | |
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| The Authority of Scripture | |
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| Introduction | |
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| The Inspiration of Scripture | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Concerning Dictation and Inerrancy | |
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| The Divine/Human Character of Scripture | |
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| The Position of the Protestant Reformers | |
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| The Position of the Protestant Scholastics | |
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| Inspiration as Verbal and Plenary | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Addendum: Continuing Problems and Possible Resolutions | |
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| The Interpretation and Understanding of Scripture | |
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| The Perspicuity of Scripture | |
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| The Complexity of the Hermeneutical Task | |
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| Introduction | |
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| The Reformers' Position | |
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| Statement of a Protestant and Evangelical Hermeneutic | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Irreducible Differences of Interpretation: The Place of Faith and Reason in the Understanding of Scripture | |
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| Addendum: Concerning Preaching and the Hearing (Application) of Scripture | |
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| "A Book with a Difference"--A Sermon | |
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| Who God Is: the Divine Nature | |
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| God Is Personal Being | |
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| God and the Philosophic Absolute | |
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| The Name of God | |
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| The Old Testament Data | |
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| The New Testament Data | |
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| The Name [characters not reproducible]rd | |
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| Concerning the Tetragrammaton | |
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| Some Basic Affirmations | |
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| God Is the Living God | |
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| God Is Unique | |
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| God Is Free | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Addendum: Concerning Idolatry | |
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| God Is the Holy One | |
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| Introduction | |
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| The Biblical Data | |
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| Excursus: Further Comments on Matters Related to the Affirmation: God Is the Holy One | |
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| The Twofold Meaning of the Term "Holiness" as Used of God | |
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| The Wrath of God | |
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| The Beauty of God | |
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| The Divine Transcendence | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Radical Restatements of the Doctrine | |
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| Moderate Restatements of the Doctrine: Transcendence as Personal Encounter | |
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| Introduction | |
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| The Position of Karl Heim | |
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| Adendum: Concerning Apophatic Theology | |
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| "A Fire and a Name" -- A Sermon | |
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| God Is Love | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Agape and Eros | |
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| The Biblical Data | |
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| Addendum: Erotic Love as the Symbol of Agape | |
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| Theological Analysis | |
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| Introduction | |
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| God's Love as Grace | |
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| God's Love as Wrath | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Addendum: The Divine Wrath and the Symbolism of Fire | |
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| "Love's Resolve" -- A Sermon | |
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| God Is a Trinity of Holy Love | |
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| Introduction | |
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| The Significance of the Doctrine and Its Location in the Structure of Systematics | |
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| The Biblical Basis of the Doctrine | |
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| Excursus: Concerning the Vestigia | |
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| The Exposition of the Doctrine | |
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| The Trinity of Being: The Oneness of God | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Excursus: A Historical Note | |
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| God's Oneness: A Oneness of Essential Being | |
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| Addendum: The Trinity in Process Theology | |
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| The Trinity of Being: The Threeness of God | |
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| Introduction | |
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| God's Threeness: A Threeness of Personal Subsistence | |
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| The Relational Meaning of the Trinitarian Name: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit | |
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| Concerning "Monogeneis," "Procession," and the "Filioque" | |
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| The Trinity of Being: God's Oneness-in-Threeness and His Threeness-in-Oneness | |
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| Introduction | |
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| God's Oneness Viewed as Numeric Identity | |
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| The Mutual Indwelling of the Persons of the Godhead | |
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| The Individual (Psychological) and the Social Analogies of the Trinity | |
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| Addendum: Concerning the Logos | |
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| The Trinity of Revelation | |
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| Introduction | |
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| The Works of God Are One, Yet by Appropriation | |
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| The Father Who Becomes Our Father | |
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| The Son Who Becomes Our Savior | |
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| The Spirit Who Becomes Our Sanctifier | |
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| The Meaning of "Paraclete" | |
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| Economic Subordinationism | |
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| Addendum: Concerning the Subordination of the Son to the Father and the Woman to the Man | |
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| Sexist Language and the Doctrine of the Trinity | |
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| "The Oldest Math" -- A Sermon | |
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| What God is Like: the Divine Attributes | |
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| Introduction | |
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| May Attributes Be Predicated of God? Concerning Nominalism and Realism | |
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| The Anthropomorphic/Analogical Character of Such Predication | |
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| Concerning the Attributes and the Doxological Statements of Worship | |
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| The Ultimate Unity of the Divine Nature and Attributes | |
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| First Addendum: On the Classification of the Attributes | |
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| Second Addendum: Concerning the Divine Simplicity | |
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| God's Will and Power | |
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| Introduction | |
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| The Biblical Data | |
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| Some Basic Affirmations | |
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| God Determines the Meaning of Her Power | |
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| God's Power Is Not Natural Causality | |
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| God's Power Is Her Personal Will, Which Is Supreme over All | |
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| God's Power Revealed in the Weakness of the Cross | |
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| "A Strange Power"--A Sermon | |
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| God's Wisdom and Knowledge | |
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| Introduction | |
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| The Biblical Data | |
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| Some Basic Affirmations | |
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| God's Wisdom and Knowledge Are Ultimately One | |
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| God's Knowledge Is Both Comprehensive and Intensive | |
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| God Infallibly Knows the Future | |
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| Concluding Observations | |
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| God's Omniscience and the Quality of Human Life | |
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| God's Wisdom Revealed in the Foolishness of the Cross | |
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| God's Justice/Righteousness and Mercy | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Justice and the Divine Will | |
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| The Divine Mercy | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Divine Mercy from the Biblical Perspective | |
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| The Divine Righteousness and the Cross | |
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| God's Faithfulness and Suffering | |
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| Introduction: Concerning the Divine Immutability/Impassibility | |
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| Excursus: A Historical Note | |
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| A Restatement of the Doctrine of Immutability | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Salvation, An Act of Suffering Love | |
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| Old Testament Anticipation | |
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| New Testament Fulfillment | |
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| Theologia Crucis: A Comment | |
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| God's Omnipresence and Eternity | |
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| God and Space | |
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| Introduction | |
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| The Jesus Event as Paradigm | |
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| Concerning "Easter Space" | |
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| The Pentecostal Event as Paradigm | |
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| God and Time | |
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| Introduction | |
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| The Augustinian Legacy | |
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| Excursus: A Comment on Process Thought | |
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| What It Means to Say "God Is Eternal" | |
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| Introduction | |
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| God's Eternity as "Easter Time" | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| What God Has Done: Creation | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Rejected Options: Platonism, Gnostic Emanation, and Pantheism | |
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| Addendum: Creation as "Birthing"? | |
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| Who Is the Creator and What Has He Done? | |
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| Creation Is the Work of the Father through the Son and the Spirit | |
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| Creation Is the Actualizing of the Divine Will | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Creation and the Divine Decree (Decretum Dei) | |
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| Creation and Causality | |
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| Excursus: On the Location of Creation in the Creed as the First Article | |
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| Starting with Nothing: Creation as Creatio ex Nihilo | |
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| Introduction | |
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| "And God Said ... and It Was So" | |
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| Working with Something: Creation as Creatio Continua | |
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| First Addendum: On the Meaning of Genesis 1:2 | |
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| Second Addendum: On the Meaning of "Heaven and Earth" in Scripture and in the Confessions of the Church | |
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| Creation and the Question of Temporal Origins | |
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| "In the Beginning ..." Genesis 1:1 | |
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| Contemporary Cosmological Models | |
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| "In Six Days ..." Genesis 1:3-31; Exodus 20:11 | |
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| Creation and the Divine Wisdom | |
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| Introduction | |
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| The World Viewed as the Product of Min | |
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| God's Purpose in Creation | |
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| The Problem of Evil | |
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| Creation and the Christian Life | |
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| "Beginnings"--A Sermon | |
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| Indexes | |