Evangelicals and Nicene Faith (Beeson Divinity Studies): Reclaiming the Apostolic Witness
The Nicene Creed is the most universally accepted statement of Christian faith by Protestant, Catholic, and Orthodox believers alike. In this volume, top scholars examine the Nicene Creed's connection with the evangelical tradition, helping readers see evangelicalism as a renewal movement within the one holy catholic and apostolic church. Particular focus is given to the Creed's practical outworking in the life of the church--its theology, spirituality, worship, and mission. Topics include pastoral work, biblical exegesis, the emerging phenomena, and Christian orthodoxy's revival in the Global South. The book helps readers present the traditional Christian faith to twenty-first-century people. Contributors include Thomas C. Oden, Gerald Bray, Carl E. Braaten, Curtis W. Freeman, Elizabeth Newman, and Ralph C. Wood, among others.
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Evangelicals and Nicene Faith (Beeson Divinity Studies): Reclaiming the Apostolic Witness
The Nicene Creed is the most universally accepted statement of Christian faith by Protestant, Catholic, and Orthodox believers alike. In this volume, top scholars examine the Nicene Creed's connection with the evangelical tradition, helping readers see evangelicalism as a renewal movement within the one holy catholic and apostolic church. Particular focus is given to the Creed's practical outworking in the life of the church--its theology, spirituality, worship, and mission. Topics include pastoral work, biblical exegesis, the emerging phenomena, and Christian orthodoxy's revival in the Global South. The book helps readers present the traditional Christian faith to twenty-first-century people. Contributors include Thomas C. Oden, Gerald Bray, Carl E. Braaten, Curtis W. Freeman, Elizabeth Newman, and Ralph C. Wood, among others.
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Overview

The Nicene Creed is the most universally accepted statement of Christian faith by Protestant, Catholic, and Orthodox believers alike. In this volume, top scholars examine the Nicene Creed's connection with the evangelical tradition, helping readers see evangelicalism as a renewal movement within the one holy catholic and apostolic church. Particular focus is given to the Creed's practical outworking in the life of the church--its theology, spirituality, worship, and mission. Topics include pastoral work, biblical exegesis, the emerging phenomena, and Christian orthodoxy's revival in the Global South. The book helps readers present the traditional Christian faith to twenty-first-century people. Contributors include Thomas C. Oden, Gerald Bray, Carl E. Braaten, Curtis W. Freeman, Elizabeth Newman, and Ralph C. Wood, among others.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781441234490
Publisher: Baker Publishing Group
Publication date: 10/01/2011
Series: Beeson Divinity Studies
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 272
File size: 2 MB

About the Author

Timothy George (ThD, Harvard University) is founding dean and professor of divinity, history, and doctrine at Beeson Divinity School, Samford University, in Birmingham, Alabama. He is the author or editor of numerous books, is a member of the editorial council for Christianity Today, and is on the editorial advisory board of Books & Culture.
Timothy George (ThD, Harvard University) is founding dean and professor of divinity, history, and doctrine at Beeson Divinity School, Samford University, in Birmingham, Alabama. He is the author or editor of numerous books, including Theology of the Reformers, God the Holy Trinity, and J. I. Packer and the Evangelical Future. He is a member of the editorial council for Christianity Today and is on the editorial advisory board of Books & Culture.

Table of Contents

Introduction: The Faith We Confess Timothy George
Identity
1. The Faith Once Delivered: Nicea and Evangelical Confession Thomas C. Oden
2. The Gospel Promised by the Prophets: The Trinity and the Old Testament Mark S. Gignilliat
3. The Road to Nicea: The New Testament Frank Thielman
4. Whosoever Will Be Saved: The Athanasian Creed and the Modern Church Gerald Bray
History
5. The Reformers and the Nicene Faith: An Assumed Catholicity Carl L. Beckwith
6. The Nicene Faith and the Catholicity of the Church: Evangelical Retrieval and the Problem of Magisterium Steven R. Harmon
7. The Church Is Part of the Gospel: A Sermon on the Four Marks of the Church Carl E. Braaten
8. Confessional, Baptist, and Arminian: The General-Free Will Baptist Tradition and the Nicene Faith J. Matthew Pinson
9. Toward a Generous Orthodoxy Curtis W. Freeman
Practice
10. Practicing the Nicene Faith Elizabeth Newman
11. The Nicene Faith and Evangelical Worship David P. Nelson
12. Taking in His Coming Down Kathleen B. Nielson
13. The Will to Believe and the Need for Creeds John Rucyahana
14. Can the Church Emerge without or with Only the Nicene Creed? Mark DeVine
15. Life after Life after Death: A Sermon on the Final Phrase of the Nicene Creed Ralph C. Wood
16. Delighted by Doctrine: A Tribute to Jaroslav Pelikan Timothy George
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