Faith Seeking Understanding by Migliore, Daniel L. -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Preface to the Third Edition Preface to the Second Edition Preface to the First Edition Acknowledgments Sources Frequently Cited 1. The Task of Theology

Theology as Faith Seeking Understanding The Questionable Nature of Theology The Questions of Theology Methods of Asking Theological Questions For Further Reading

2. The Meaning of Revelation

What Is Revelation? God Hidden and Revealed Revelation as Objective and Subjective General and Special Revelation Models of Revelation Revelation as God’s Self--Disclosure Narrated in Scripture Revelation, Scripture, and Church For Further Reading

3. The Authority of Scripture

4. The Triune God

The Problem of God in Modern Theology The Biblical Roots of the Doctrine of the Trinity Classical Trinitarian Doctrine Distortions in the Doctrine of God Restatement of the Meaning of the Doctrine of the Trinity The Attributes of God The Electing Grace of God For Further Reading

5. The Good Creation

Christian Faith and the Ecological Crisis Rereading the Scriptural Witness on Creation Rethinking the Themes of the Doctrine of Creation Trinity, Creation, and Ecology Models of Creation The Doctrine of Creation and Modern Science For Further Reading

6. The Providence of God and the Mystery of Evil

Belief in Providence and the Reality of Evil Providence and Evil in the Theological Tradition Rethinking Providence and Evil Recent Theodicies The Triune God and Human Suffering Providence, Prayer, Practice For Further Reading

7. Humanity as Creature, Sinner,and New Being in Christ

Interpretations of “Image of God” Created Humanity Fallen Humanity The Meaning of Original Sin and of Death as Enemy New Humanity in Christ For Further Reading

8. The Person and Work of Jesus Christ

Problems in Christology Principles of Christology Patristic Christology Rethinking Classical Affirmations of the Person of Christ Rethinking Classical Interpretations of the Work of Christ Violence and the Cross Dimensions of the Resurrection of Christ For Further Reading

9. Confessing Jesus Christ in Context

The Particularity and Universality of the Gospel Latin American Christology African American Christology Feminist, Womanist, and Mujerista Christologies Hispanic Christology Asian American Christology The Local and the Global in Christology For Further Reading

10. The Holy Spirit and the Christian Life

Neglect and Recovery of the Doctrine of the Holy Spirit A Sketch of a Theology of the Holy Spirit The Christian Life: Justification The Christian Life: Sanctification The Christian Life: Vocation For Further Reading

11. The New Community

The Problem of the Church New Testament Images of the Church Critique of Current Models of the Church The Church and the Call to Communion The Church and the Call to Mission Classical Marks of the Church For Further Reading

12. Proclamation, Sacraments, and Ministry

Proclamation of the Word What Are Sacraments? The Meaning of Baptism The Meaning of the Lord’s Supper Baptism, the Lord’s Supper, and Ethics The Meaning of an Ordained Ministry For Further Reading

13. The Finality of Jesus Christand Religious Pluralism

The Ambiguity of Religion Types of Christian Theologies of the Religions Toward a Trinitarian Theology of the Religions Salvation in Other Religions? Christians and Jews Christians and Muslims Witness to Jesus Christ in a Religiously Pluralistic World For Further Reading

14. Christian Hope

The Crisis of Hope in an Age of Terrorism Principles for Interpreting Christian Hope Classical Symbols of Christian Hope Eschatology and Ethics For Further Reading

APPENDIX A: Natural Theology: A Dialogue

An Unusual Meeting Tillich and Barth Ecumenist and Barth Rahner and Barth A Final Exchange

APPENDIX B: The Resurrection: A Dialogue

Resurrection and Historical Reason Mostly Barth and Bultmann Mostly Pannenbergian Mostly Moltmannian Summations

APPENDIX C: Political Theology: A Dialogue

A Gathering of Political Theologians Niebuhr and Barth Liberationist and Niebuhr Feminist and Liberationist Prayer and Politics

APPENDIX D: Atheism: A Dialogue

The Death of God A New Humanism? The Humanity of God

APPENDIX E: A Glossary of Theological Terms Index of Names and Subjects Index of Scripture References