| Description |
1 online resource (538 pages) |
| Contents |
Foreword -- God's self-revelation as an expression of God's love. God's revelation in Jesus Christ ; God's revelation in the word ; God's revelation in God's creation ; The triune God and the missionary dimension of revelation -- The Holy Scripture as the foundation for theology. The origin of the Bible ; The significance of the biblical canon ; The meaning of the Bible in the history of the church ; The Bible -- God's word in human words -- Methodist doctrine as a theology for praxis. Principles of the United Methodist exposition of the Bible ; The steps to a vital development of doctrine ; The landmark documents ; The basic contours of a United Methodist theology -- Universal salvation, or God's love for God's world. God's loving care in God's creative activity (God's loving care in the creation of the world ; God's loving care in the creation of God's image ; God's loving care in the providential oversight of creation) ; God's loving care in God's reconciling acts (Sin and its consequences ; God's covenant faithfulness ; The reconciliation of the world in Christ ; The messenger of reconciliation) ; God's loving care in God's renewing actions (The work of the Spirit in the world ; The renewal of human beings through the Spirit of God) ; Excursus : receiving and being baptized in the Spirit ; The consummation of the world |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 509-527) and indexes |
| Subject |
United Methodist Church (U.S.) -- Doctrines
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| SUBJECT |
United Methodist Church (U.S.) fast |
| Subject |
Methodist Church -- Doctrines
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RELIGION -- Christian Theology -- Systematic.
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RELIGION -- Christianity -- General.
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Methodist Church -- Doctrines
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Theology, Doctrinal
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Marquardt, Manfred, 1940-
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O'Malley, J. Steven (John Steven), 1942-
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Guthrie, Ulrike R. M
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| ISBN |
9781426756504 |
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142675650X |
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