a theology of the Gospel and the mission of the church Braaten, Carl E. 1929- creator text bibliography miu Grand Rapids, Mich William B. Eerdmans Pub. c2008 2008 monographic eng

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x, 188 p. : 23 cm. Doing theology Pro Ecclesia -- Evangelical and Catholic theology -- Christ the center of ecumenical orthodoxy -- Revelation through creation and the Gospel -- The unity of Scripture -- Theology -- The interpretation of the Bible in the church -- Sola scriptura versus partim-partim -- The authority of the Bible reconsidered -- An open question -- The role of dogma in church and theology -- Theology without dogma and dogmatics -- Reclaiming dogma for the church -- Catholics and Lutherans : being and becoming church together -- The question of Lutheran identity -- Catholic-Lutheran relations since Vatican II -- The joint declaration on the Doctrine of Justification -- Paul Tillich on the "Protestant principle and Catholic substance" -- Paul Tillich's self-understanding -- The meaning of "Protestant principle" -- The meaning of "Catholic substance" -- Gospel -- The Gospel proviso : paradigms of theology in conflict -- Paradigm #1: Albert Schweitzer, Martin Kahler, and the quest of the historical Jesus -- Paradigm #2: Adolf von Harnack and the essence of Christianity -- Paradigm #3: Karl Barth on the otherness of God and his unique revelation -- Paradigm #4: Rudolf Bultmann a nd the hermeneutical question -- Paradigm #5: Wolfhart Pannenberg and the historicity of the resurrection of Jesus -- Paradigm #6: The Holocaust and the canonicity of the Old Testament -- Paradigm #7: Liberation theology and the freedom of the Gospel -- Paradigm #8: The Second Vatican Council and the ecumenical movement -- The resurrection debate revisited -- The irony of the scholarly consensus -- The place of the resurrection in the history of Christian thought -- Misinterpretations of the resurrection -- The current shape of the resurrection debate -- Elements of a theology of the resurrection -- Powers in conflict : Christ and the devil -- Does the devil really exist? -- The devil in scripture and the Christian tradition -- Current manifestations of the demonic -- Discerning the spirits -- Nullus diabolus, nullus redemptor -- The recovery of apocalyptic imagination -- The apocalyptic Jesus -- Cross and resurrection : the fulcrum of history -- The good news of the apocalypse -- Mission -- Reclaiming the missionary nature of the church -- The legacy of Christendom -- Re-evangelizing in the postmodern situation -- Toward an ecumenical missiology -- Hearing the other : the problem and promise of pluralism -- Three models : exclusivism, inclusivism, pluralism -- The exclusivity of Christ -- The inclusiveness of the Gospel -- The Christian mission among Muslims -- Old Testament perspectives on mission -- The historical Jesus and mission -- The missionary proclamation of the Apostles -- The hope of salvation. Carl E. Braaten. Includes bibliographical references and indexes. Catholic Church Doctrines Catholic Church Relations Lutheran Church Theology, Doctrinal Mission of the church Lutheran Church Doctrines Lutheran Church Relations Catholic Church BT75.3 .B73 2008 230 9780802862396 (pbk. : alk. paper) 080286239X (pbk. : alk. paper) 2008012449 http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0814/2008012449.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0814/2008012449.html DLC 080318 20240324112914.0 15222699