Dogmatics I: The Christian Doctrine of God

by Emil Brunner

Overview

One of the great twentieth-century works of theology, Emil Brunner's Dogmatics series presents a profoundly biblical systematic theology. Finding a path between Barth and Bultmann, Brunner explores key doctrines such as the doctrine of God, creation and redemption, and the doctrine of the church and of faith. These foundational texts from a leading theologian of the 20th century are crucial for scholars and students, illuminating how modern Protestant theology was formed in the last century. The first volume serves as an introduction to Brunner's view of dogmatics, setting out the nature, position, and necessity of dogmatics before exploring the many facets of the doctrine of God. In detailed, vigorous explanation, Brunner considers the nature and will of God, including his name, his holiness, his wisdom, and his glory. Thorough, insightful and extensive, this first volume is an illuminating beginning to this series. The second volume explores the fundamental concepts of the protestant doctrine, from creation and the creator, to man's position within creation, sin and its consequences, and the saving work of Jesus. Brunner explores all of the possibilities of these fundamentals, and his detailed, thoughtful arguments are designed, as he says, to set 'us free to have a faith which is based on nothing save the Love of God revealed in Jesus Christ'. The third and final volume focusses on the theology of the Church as a reflection of God's self-revelation through the Holy Spirit, and an eternal consummation of Divine self-communication. Drawing together the understanding gleaned in the previous two volumes, Brunner addresses the nature of the church and faith to bring his systematic biblical theology into the experiences of his readers.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780227180549
Publisher:	James Clarke & Co
Publication date:	04/24/2025
Pages:	377
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 1.25(h) x 9.00(d)

About the Author

Emil Brunner (1889-1966) was one of the leading theologians of the twentieth century, and helped pave the course of modern Protestant theology. He was Professor of Systematic and Practical Theology at the University of Zurich and lectured around the world. His extensive writings published by James Clarke & Co. include Eternal Hope and Dogmatics.

Table of Contents

Volume I: The Christian Doctrine of God Preface Translator's Note Prolegomena The Basis and the Task of Dogmatics Chapter 1. The Position of Dogmatics Chapter 2. The Necessity for Dogmatics Chapter 3. The Basis of Christianity: Revelation Chapter 4. Revelation as the Word of God Chapter 5. Doctrine and the Witness of Faith Chapter 6. The Norm of Christian Doctrine Chapter 7. Dogma and Dogmatics Chapter 8. Dogmatics as a Science Chapter 9. The Contemporary Character of Dogmatics Chapter 10. Faith and Thought in Dogmatics Chapter 11. The Concept and the Task of Dogmatics Appendix to Prolegomena (1) Theology and Dogmatics (2) On the History of Dogmatics (3) The Threefold Root of Dogmatics in the History of Theology (4) Dogmatics and the Science of Religion (5) Apologetics and "Eristics" (6) Missionary Theology (7) Dogma (8) The Authority of Scripture Part I The Eternal Foundation of the Divine Self-Communication Section One Chapter 12. The Name of God Appendix to 12
(1) The Name of God in the Bible and in the History of Theology
(2) The "Natural" Knowledge of God the Problem of the Theologia Naturalis Chapter 13 God, the Lord Appendix to 13: The Philosophical Idea of God in History Chapter 14.The Holy Appendix to 14: (1) Transcendence of Essence and of Being, and the "analogia entis"
(2) The "Intolerance" of God
(iii) The Good as Holy, and the Good as autonomous Chapter 15. God is Love Appendix to 15: On the History of the Term AGAPE Chapter 16. The Triune God Appendix to 16: (1) On the Place of the Doctrine of the Trinity and its History
(2) The Orthodox Doctrine of the Trinity 235 Chapter 17. The Problem of the "Divine Attributes" Chapter 18. God, the Almighty Chapter 19. The Omnipresence and the Omniscience of God Chapter 20. The Eternity, Unchangingness, Faithfulness, and Righteousness of God Chapter 21. The Wisdom and the Glory of God Appendix to Section One: On the History of the Doctrine of the Divine Attributes (1) The Simplicity and Immutability of God (2) The Idea of Omnipotence (3) Omnipresence and Omniscience (4) The Righteousness of God Section Two The Will of God Chapter 22. The Eternal Divine Decrees and the Doctrine of Election Chapter 23. The Problem of "Double Predestination" Appendix to Chapters 22 and 23 (1) On the History of the Doctrine of Predestination (2) Karl Barth's Doctrine of Election (3) On the Doctrine of Apokatastasis index of subjects index of names index of scripture references