The God of Jesus Christ by Kasper, Walter -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Half-Title Title Copyright Contents Introduction to the New Edition PART ONE The God-Question Today

I God as a Problem

1. The traditional formulation of the problem 2. The formulation of the problem today 3. The theological formulation of the problem

II The Denial of God in Modern Atheism

1. The autonomy of the modern age as the basis for contemporary atheism 2. Atheism in the name of the autonomy of nature 3. Atheism in the name of human autonomy

(a) Ludwig Feuerbach (b) Karl Marx (c) Friedrich Nietzsche

III The Predicament of Theology in the Face of Atheism

1. The traditional apologetic position 2. The new attitude of dialogue 3. Dialectical relationship between Christianity and atheism

IV Experience of God and Knowledge of God

1. The problem and concern of natural theology

(a) Natural theology in the Greek philosophers (b) The Christian form of natural theology (c) Natural theology in the Enlightenment (d) Contemporary problematic

2. Experience of God 3. God in human language 4. Knowledge of God

(a) The cosmological argument (b) The anthropological argument (c) The argument from the philosophy of history (d) The ontological argument

V Knowledge of God in Faith

1. The revelation of God 2. The hiddenness of God

PART TWO The Message about the God of Jesus Christ

I God, the Father Almighty

1. The problem of an almighty Father-God 2. The Christian message of God the Father

3. Theological definition of the essence of God

II Jesus Christ, Son of God

3. Theological interpretation of the divine Sonship of Jesus Christ

(a) Logos-christology (b) Kenosis-christology

III The Holy Spirit, Lord and Giver of Life

(a) The Spirit of God in creation (b) The Holy Spirit in the history of salvation (c) The Holy Spirit as a person

3. Theology of the Holy Spirit

PART THREE The Trinitarian Mystery of God

I Establishment of the Doctrine of the Trinity

1. Preparation in religious history and in philosophy 2. Foundations in revealed theology

3. History of theological and dogmatic development

II Exposition of the Doctrine of the Trinity

1. The point of departure

2. Basic concepts of the doctrine of the Trinity

(a) The classical basic concepts (b) The language of ‘three persons’

3. Systematic understanding of the doctrine of the Trinity

(a) Unity in trinity (b) Trinity in unity (c) Conclusion: The trinitarian confession as the answer to modern atheism

Abbreviations Notes Index of Proper Names Index of Subjects