This Companion offers an up-to-date overview of the beliefs, doctrines, and practices of the key philosophical concepts at the heart of Christian theology. The sixteen chapters, commissioned specially for this volume, are written by an internationally recognized team of scholars and examine topics such as the Trinity, God's necessary existence, simplicity, omnipotence, omniscience, omnipresence, goodness, eternity and providence, the incarnation, resurrection, atonement, sin and salvation, the problem of evil, church rites, revelation and miracles, prayer, and the afterlife. Written in non-technical, accessible language, they not only offer a synthesis of scholarship on these topics but also suggest questions and topics for further investigation.
| ISBN | 0521730376 | | Pages | 280 | | ISBN13 | 9780521730372
(What's this?) | | Weight (grammes) | 380 | | Publisher | Cambridge University Press | | Published in | Cambridge | | Imprint | Cambridge University Press | | Series title | Cambridge Companions to Religion | | Format | Paperback | | Height (mm) | 228 | | Publication date | 30 Nov 2009 | | Width (mm) | 152 | | DEWEY | 230.01 | | Spine width (mm) | 16 | | DEWEY edition | DC22 | | Academic level | Tertiary education, Professional / Scholarly |
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| Pt. I | | God | | |
| 1 | | Trinity by Ronald J. Feenstra | | 3 |
| 2 | | Necessity by Brian Leftow | | 15 |
| 3 | | Simplicity by Brian Davies | | 31 |
| 4 | | Omnipotence, omniscience, and omnipresence by William T. Wainwright | | 46 |
| 5 | | Goodness by John E. Hare | | 66 |
| 6 | | Eternity and providence by William Hasker | | 81 |
| Pt. II | | God in relation to creation | | |
| 7 | | Incarnation by Katherin A. Rogers | | 95 |
| 8 | | Resurrection by Stephen T. Davis | | 108 |
| 9 | | Atonement by Gordon Graham | | 124 |
| 10 | | Sin and salvation by Paul K. Moser | | 136 |
| 11 | | The problem of evil by Chad Meister | | 152 |
| 12 | | Church by William J. Abraham | | 170 |
| 13 | | Religious rites by Charles Taliaferro | | 183 |
| 14 | | Revelation and miracles by Thomas D. Sullivan and Sandra Menssen | | 201 |
| 15 | | Prayer by Harriet Harris | | 216 |
| 16 | | Heaven and hell by Jerry L. Walls | | 238 |
| | | Select Bibliography | | 253 |
| | | Index | | 259 |
'... this collection of essays provides a clear, informative introduction and overview of both historical and contemporary philosophical work on issues of Christian theology.' Theological Book Review ' ... tasty ... linger ... with enjoyment and benefit ... general commendation.' The Journal of Religious Studies 'All the essays are clearly written and there's a sense in which, when taken together, they are likely to offer something to everyone: from the general reader or the beginning undergraduate student or professional ...' Religious Studies
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