Lectures in Christian Dogmatics Book

Introduction

Ch. 1 Doctrine as the Teaching of the Church

I The Church and the Formation of Doctrine 1

II Knowledge of God 9

Ch. 2 The Doctrine of God

I Beginnings 40

II The Being of God 47

III Theology and Economy 69

IV Filioque 75

Ch. 3 Creation and Salvation

I The Doctrine of Creation 83

II Creation ex nihilo 88

III The Significance of the Doctrine of Creation 91

IV The Fall 98

V Christology 101

VI Salvation 105

VII Communion 115

Ch. 4 The Church

I Identity of the Church 120

II Gathered Church 126

III The Church of God 132

IV The Church as Image of the Future 135

V The Church and the Churches 139

VI The Church around the Bishop 145

VII Son and Spirit 148

VIII Eschatology and History 153

IX Reception 161

Index 165