Word and Church: Essays in Christian Dogmatics

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In Word and Church readers are treated to chapters that examine the field of Christian Dogmatics, presenting a clear trajectory in the work of John Webster, that moves from interpretation of 20th-century Protestant theology to doctrinal construction. Webster addresses the modern traditions of Christian divinity, and the topics which come to the fore in making sense of these traditions: the nature of the Bible and its interpretation; the place of Jesus Christ in modern theological culture; and the basis and shape of human agency. As a whole the book boldly indicates how dilemmas or inadequacies in modern treatments of these topics might be clarified by more direct employment of language about God and the gospel. The classic chapters present the work of one of the world's leading contemporary theologians at his creative best. For this Cornerstones edition the author has provided a new preface in which he contextualizes the work within his current theology. Cover Half-title Title Copyright Contents Acknowledgments Preface Introduction Scripture 1 The Dogmatic Location of the Canon I II III IV V VI VII VIII 2 Hermeneutics in Modern Theology: Some Doctrinal Reflections 1. The Decline of Theology 2. The 'Hermeneutical Situation' 3. Word of God 4. Text 5. Reader and Church 6. In Place of a Conclusion 3 Reading the Bible: The Example of Barth and Bonhoeffer I II III IV Christ and the Church 4 Incarnation 1. Orientation 2. Archaeology 3. Exposition 4. Conclusion 5 Jesus in Modernity: Reflections on Jüngel's Christology 1. Introduction 2. Paul and Jesus 3. Jesus, Word, and Word of God 4. God's Identification with the Crucified 5. The Humanity of God 6. Conclusion 6 The Self-organizing Power of the Gospel of Christ: Episcopacy and Community Formation I II III IV V 7 Christ, Church and Reconciliation I II III IV Ethics 8 God and Conscience 1. Conscience and the Moral Field 2. Conscience: A Dogmatic Exposition 3. Conclusion 9 Eschatology and Anthropology 1. Eschatology and the End of History: The Dissolution of Teleology 2. Eschatology and the End of the Subject: the Dissolution of Ethics and Politics Index of Names