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200	1		_aA Contemporary Anabaptist Theology _eBiblical, Historical, Constructive _fThomas N. Finger
210			_aIllinois _c InterVarsity Press _d♭2004
215			_a603 p.
327			_aPart 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
330			_aIn 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.
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