Pilgrim theology : core doctrines for Christian disciples /

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Author / Creator:Horton, Michael Scott.
Imprint:Grand Rapids, MI : Zondervan, c2011.
Description:506 p. ; 24 cm
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/9277916
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ISBN:9780310330646 (hardcover : alk. paper)
0310330645 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Summary:This concise tour of Christian doctrine is an ideal resource for Sunday School, reading groups, church-wide studies, and college courses examining the Christian faith and the Reformed tradition. Based, in part, on Michael Horton's award-winning The Christian Faith, this new study -- Pilgrim Theology -- presents the church's teachings in an accessible manner, while engaging other Christian traditions and contemporary theological issues. - Publisher.
Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgments
  • Abbreviations
  • Why Study Theology?
  • 1. Knowing God
  • 2. God's Written Word
  • 3. The Living God
  • 4. The Holy Trinity
  • 5. Creation and Human Personhood
  • 6. The Fall
  • 7. Jesus Christ: the Lord Who Is Servant
  • 8. The Work of Christ
  • 9. The Spirit and the Kingdom
  • 10. Chosen and Called
  • 11. Union with Christ
  • 12. Justified and Adopted
  • 13. Sanctification and Perseverance
  • 14. The Doctrine of Glorification
  • 15. Word and Sacraments
  • 16. Baptism and the Supper
  • 17. The Church
  • 18. The End Times
  • 19. The Resurrection of the Body and the Life Everlasting
  • Making Necessary Distinctions: The Call to Discernement
  • Glossary
  • From Drama to Discipleship: Applying the Coordinates to Key Doctrines
  • Scripture Index
  • Subject Index
  • Author Index