Faith Seeking Understanding : An Introduction to Christian Theology 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 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 Lords Supper Baptism the Lords 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 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 Gods Self Disclosure Narrated in Scripture Revelation Scripture and Church For Further Reading 3. The Authority of Scripture The Problem of Authority in Modern Culture Inadequate Approaches to the Authority of Scripture The Indispensability of Scripture in Relating Us by the Powerof the Spirit to the Living God Revealed in Jesus Christ Principles of the Interpretation of Scripture For Further Reading 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