A Contemporary Anabaptist Theology, Biblical, Historical, Constructive
230.43 FIN /1//1Finger T. N, ;
A Contemporary Anabaptist Theology : Biblical, Historical, Constructive / Thomas N. Finger. — Illinois : InterVarsity Press, ©2004. —
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Зміст:
Part 1 Contemporary and Historical Context
1. Why This Task?
Some Historical Considerations
Overview
2. A Tumultuous History
Switzerland
South Germany and Austria
The Netherlands
Poland (and Italy, Litbuania and Romania)
3. Approaching the Theological Endeavor
Contemporary Approaches to Historic Anabaptism
Contemporary Approaches to Theology in Anabaptist Perspective
4. Some Main Assumptions
The General Nature of Theology
Approach to Historic Anabaptism
Contemporary Context and Audience
Part II The Coming of the New Creation
5. The Personal Dimension
The Reformation Debate
Historic Anabaptict Perspectives
Contemporary Appropriations
6. The Communal Dimension
Baptism
The Lord's Supper
Discipline
Economic Sharing
Ecclesiological Themes
7. The Missional Dimension
Evangelism
Church and World
Part III The Convictional Framework
8. Jesus and Divine Reality
The Work of Jesus Christ
The Person of Jesus Christ
The Trinity
9. Human Nature
Historic Anabaptist Perspectives
Contemporary Appropriations
10. The Last Things
Historic Anabaptist Perspectives
Contemporary Appropriations
Summary
Bibliography
Names Index
Scripture Index
Анотація:
In this comprehensive volume Thomas N. Finger takes on the formidable task of making explicit the often implicit theology of the Anabaptist movement and then presenting, for the sake of the welfare of the whole contemporary Christian church, his own constructive theology. In the first part Finger tells the story of the development of Anabaptist thought, helping the reader grasp both the unifying and diverse elements in that theological tradition. In the second and third parts Finger considers in more detail the major themes essential to Anabaptist theology, first considering the historic views and then presenting his own constructive effort. Within the Anabaptist perspective Finger offers a theology that highlights the three dimensions of its salvific center: the communal, the personal and the missional. The themes taken up in the final part form what Finger identifies as the convictional framework of that center; namely, Christology, anthropology and eschatology. This book is a landmark contribution of Anabaptist theology for the whole church in biblical, historical and contemporary context.