The Christian Faith: A Creedal Account
This reader-friendly primer offers a concise yet thorough overview of the Christian faith. Hans Schwarz, one of the major Lutheran theologians of the last half-century, covers the Christian faith from creation to the final fulfillment of life. He gives his account of the major points of Christian doctrine, always moving from the biblical text to the unfolding of the faith through the centuries to contemporary significance. This brief systematic theology will appeal to professors, students, pastors, and educated lay readers who want a quick but profound and biblically grounded overview of the Christian faith.
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The Christian Faith: A Creedal Account
This reader-friendly primer offers a concise yet thorough overview of the Christian faith. Hans Schwarz, one of the major Lutheran theologians of the last half-century, covers the Christian faith from creation to the final fulfillment of life. He gives his account of the major points of Christian doctrine, always moving from the biblical text to the unfolding of the faith through the centuries to contemporary significance. This brief systematic theology will appeal to professors, students, pastors, and educated lay readers who want a quick but profound and biblically grounded overview of the Christian faith.
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The Christian Faith: A Creedal Account

The Christian Faith: A Creedal Account

by Hans Schwarz
The Christian Faith: A Creedal Account

The Christian Faith: A Creedal Account

by Hans Schwarz

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This reader-friendly primer offers a concise yet thorough overview of the Christian faith. Hans Schwarz, one of the major Lutheran theologians of the last half-century, covers the Christian faith from creation to the final fulfillment of life. He gives his account of the major points of Christian doctrine, always moving from the biblical text to the unfolding of the faith through the centuries to contemporary significance. This brief systematic theology will appeal to professors, students, pastors, and educated lay readers who want a quick but profound and biblically grounded overview of the Christian faith.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781441245878
Publisher: Baker Publishing Group
Publication date: 09/09/2014
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 224
File size: 3 MB

About the Author

Hans Schwarz (DrTheol, Erlangen University), the author or editor of more than fifty books, is professor emeritus of systematic theology and contemporary theological issues at the University of Regensburg in Regensburg, Germany. He previously taught at Trinity Lutheran Seminary in Ohio.
Hans Schwarz (DrTheol, Erlangen University), one of the major Lutheran theologians of the last half-century, is the author or editor of more than fifty books, including a critically acclaimed series of texts in systematic theology. He is professor emeritus of systematic theology and contemporary theological issues at the University of Regensburg and previously taught at Trinity Lutheran Seminary in Ohio. He is ordained in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and the Evangelisch-Lutherische Kirche in Bayern.

Table of Contents

Contents

Introduction: Luther's Central Insights
Part 1: Presuppositions for the Faith
1. Theology
2. Revelation
3. Scripture
Part 2: God the Creator
4. God
5. Creation
6. Humanity
7. Sin
Part 3: Christ the Redeemer
8. Jesus of Nazareth
9. Jesus as the Christ
Part 4: The Holy Spirit as God's Efficacious Power
10. The Holy Spirit
11. The Church
12. The Means of Grace
13. The Christian Hope
Index
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