Christian Theology: Biblical, Historical, and Systematic

by Adam Harwood

Overview

Adam Harwood's Christian Theology is both biblically faithful and historically informed, providing a fresh synthesis of the essential doctrines of the faith. Topics include:

• Preface
• Theological Method
• The Doctrine of Revelation
• General Revelation
• Special Revelation
• The Doctrine of God
• The Doctrine of the Trinity
• God’s Name
• God’s Attributes
• Creation
• Providence and Evil
• Angels, Satan, and Demons
• The Doctrine of Humanity
• Human Identity and Constitution
• God’s Design for Human Sexuality
• Sin
• Original Sin
• The Doctrine of Christ
• The Person of Christ: New Testament Survey
• The Person of Christ: Doctrinal Development and Theological Issues
• The Work of Christ: Death and Resurrection, Biblical Survey of the Atonement
• The Work of Christ: Historical Survey of Atonement Models
• The Work of Christ: Theological Issues
• The Doctrine of the Holy Spirit
• Biblical Survey of the Holy Spirit’s Person & Work
• Historical Survey of the Holy Spirit’s Person & Work
• Theological Survey of the Holy Spirit’s Person & Work
• The Doctrine of Salvation
• Biblical Survey of Salvation
• Predestination and Election
• Historical Survey and Issues in the Doctrine of Salvation
• The Doctrine of the Church
• Biblical and Historical Survey: The Nature and Marks of the Church
• Ministries and Ordinances
• Structures within and among Churches
• The Doctrine of Last Things
• Death, Afterlife, and the Christian Hope
• Thy Kingdom Come
• Hell and Heaven

The church has been entrusted with God's revelation—and to steward the word of truth, we must confess the Bible's teaching with clarity and conviction. Writing from a Baptist perspective, Harwood brings fresh insights that many systematic theologies lack. With readable prose, suggestions for further study, and discussion questions, Christian Theology will equip students and pastors to clarify and articulate what they believe and why.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781683596011
Publisher:	Lexham Academic
Publication date:	10/19/2022
Pages:	936
Sales rank:	224,890
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.10(h) x 2.00(d)

About the Author

Adam Harwood (PhD, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary) is McFarland Chair of Theology, director of the Baptist Center for Theology & Ministry, and editor of the Journal for Baptist Theology & Ministry at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary in New Orleans, Louisiana. He is the author of Born Guilty? A Southern Baptist View of Original Sin and The Spiritual Condition of Infants: A Biblical—Historical Survey and Systematic Proposal.

Table of Contents

Abbreviations xvii

Acknowledgments xix

Preface xxi

1 Theological Method 1

Part I The Doctrine of Revelation

2 General Revelation 36

3 Special Revelation 81

Part II The Doctrine of God

4 The Doctrine of the Trinity 135

5 God's Name 160

6 God's Attributes 175

7 Creation 204

8 Providence and Evil 221

9 Angels, Satan, and Demons 257

Part III The Doctrine of Humanity

10 Human Identity and Constitution 282

11 God's Design for Human Sexuality 306

12 Sin 340

13 Original Sin 353

A Biblical, Historical and Theological Analysis

Part IV The Doctrine of Christ

14 The Person of Christ 391

New Testament Survey

15 The Person of Christ 410

Doctrinal Development and Theological Issues

16 The Work of Christ 429

Death and Resurrection; Biblical Survey of the Atonement

17 The Work of Christ 445

Historical Survey of Atonement Models

18 The Work of Christ 463

Theological Issues

Part V The Doctrine of the Holy Spirit

19 Biblical Survey of the Holy Spirits

Person & Work 492

20 Historical Survey of the Holy Spirits

Person and Work 513

21 Theological Survey of the Holy Spirit's

Person and Work 532

Part VI The Doctrine of Salvation

22 Biblical Survey of Salvation 563

Key Words and Images

23 Predestination and Election 579

24 Historical Survey and Issue in the Doctrine of Salvation 607

Part VII The Doctrine of the Church

25 Biblical and Historical Survey 651

The Nature and Marks of the Church

26 Ministries and Ordinances 675

27 Structures within and among Churches 696

Part VIII The Doctrine of Last Things

28 Death, Afterlife, and the Christian Hope 724

29 Thy Kingdom Come 751

30 Hell and Heaven 769

Selected Bibliography 797

Bibliography of Ancient through Reformation Sources 861

Subject Index 867

Name Index 873

Scripture Index 887

Editorial Reviews

This generation of evangelicals and Baptists has long required a new and widely trusted single-author systematic theology. Adam Harwood now steps forward to fill the gap with his aptly named Christian Theology: Biblical, Historical, and Systematic. I am elated to endorse this careful, learned, and broad-based exemplar of Christian orthodoxy for use in the classroom, in the pastor’s study, and in the academically-inclined layperson’s library.”
—Malcolm B. Yarnell, research professor of theology, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary

“This volume will serve as a very informative introduction to evangelical Christian belief from a Baptist perspective for students of theology as well as for pastors and interested laypeople.”
—Roger E. Olson, emeritus professor of Christian theology, Baylor University

"I warmly welcome Adam Harwood’s Christian Theology. He presents an exemplary methodology of Christian theology: biblical, historical, and systematic. This methodology is a legacy of the Reformation and historical Baptist churches. Throughout this work, Harwood provides a catholic and evangelical theology based on sound exegetical and historical interpretations of major doctrinal issues in modern Christianity. Readers will appreciate Harwood’s willingness to learn from the views that even contradict his own view on a particular issue. I hope that God will use this work for the expansion of his kingdom. I am delighted to recommend this book to my Korean and other international students."
—Dongsun Cho, assistant professor of systematic theology, Korea Baptist Theological Seminary and University

“Systematic theology is happily resurgent right now in evangelical circles, and this volume is the latest notable proof of that. It is firmly orthodox on first order matters of faith and doctrine, while more exploratory on matters that Scripture and tradition leave open for further analysis and speculation. This is a great text to ground students in the substance of the faith while also informing them of the contemporary state of the discussion.”
—Jerry L. Walls, professor of philosophy & scholar in residence, Houston Baptist University

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