Living grace : an outline of United Methodist theology /
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| Language: | English German |
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Nashville :
Abingdon Press,
c2001
Nashville, TN : c2001 |
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Table of Contents:
- Foreword
- God's self-revelation as an expression of God's love God's revelation in Jesus Christ ; God's revelation in the word ; God's revelation in God's creation ; The triune God and the missionary dimension of revelation
- The Holy Scripture as the foundation for theology. The origin of the Bible ; The significance of the biblical canon ; The meaning of the Bible in the history of the church ; The Bible--God's word in human words
- Methodist doctrine as a theology for praxis. Principles of the United Methodist exposition of the Bible ; The steps to a vital development of doctrine ; The landmark documents ; The basic contours of a United Methodist theology
- Universal salvation, or God's love for God's world. God's loving care in God's creative activity (God's loving care in the creation of the world ; God's loving care in the creation of God's image ; God's loving care in the providential oversight of creation) ; God's loving care in God's reconciling acts (Sin and its consequences ; God's covenant faithfulness ; The reconciliation of the world in Christ ; The messenger of reconciliation) ; God's loving care in God's renewing actions (The work of the Spirit in the world ; The renewal of human beings through the Spirit of God) ; Excursus : receiving and being baptized in the Spirit ; The consummation of the world.