Table of Contents
Preface to the Translation
Introduction to the English Edition by Garrett E. Paul
Foreword by Marta Troeltsch
Prefatory Remarks by Gertrud von le Fort
INTRODUCTION AND PRIOR QUESTIONS
The Concept of Glaubenslehre and the Task of the Dogmatic System in Relation to the Principles of the Philosophy of Religion
The Sources of the System
Revelation and Faith
Faith and Knowledge, Theology and Philosophy
The Christian Principle and the Organization of Glaubenslehre
PART ONE: JESUS CHRIST AS THE OBJECT OF FAITH
Faith and History
The Religious Significance of the History of Israelite Prophetism
The Significance of Jesus for Faith
The Religious Significance of the History of Christianity as the Development of Revelation
The Doctrine of the Trinity as the Link between the Historical and the Religious Elements in Christianity
PART TWO
1. The Christian Concept of God
The Place of the Concept of God in the System
God as Will and Essence
The Holiness of God
God as Love
2. The Christian Concept of the World
The Place of the Concept of the World in the System
The Concept of Creation
The Divine World-Governance
The Inner Life of God, or Miracle
3. The Christian Concept of the Soul
The Place of Anthropology in the System
The Infinite Value of the Soul
The Image of God
Original Sin
The Religious Vision of History: The Struggle between the Good and Evil Principles in the History of the Human Race
4. The Christian Concept of Redemption
The Place of the Concept of Redemption in the System
Development and Redemption
Redemption from Sin, Guilt, and Moral Impotence
The Character of Redemption as a Whole: Grace and Rebirth
The Connection between Redemption and the Historical Personality of Jesus Christ, and the Accomplishment of Redemption Through the Work of the Holy Spirit
5. The Christian Doctrine of Religious Community (Fragment)
Religious Community, or the Kingdom of God
The Church
The Word as the Means of Grace
The Sacraments and the Cultus
The Task of Missions
6. The Consummation (Fragment)
The Place of Eschatology in the System
The Essence of the Consummation
The Universality and Particularity of Grace
Index
