John Webster The Shape and Development of His Theology 1st Edition by Jordan Senner 9780567698865 0567698866

Chapter 1 ORDERING AND GROUNDING THE GOD-CREATURE RELATION

1.1 Introduction

1.2 Christocentric approach to the God-creature relation

1.3 Trinitarian approach to the God-creature relation

1.4 Theocentric approach to the God-creature relation

1.5 Key aspects of Webster’s mature theology of the God-creature relation

1.5.1 Doctrine of divine perfection

1.5.2 Theory of mixed relations

1.5.3 Concept of dual causality

1.6 Conclusion

Chapter 2 CHRISTOLOGY

2.1 Introduction

2.2 Early Christology: Divine identity and narrative description

2.3 Christology in transition: The priority of God in se

2.4 Mature Christology: Divine perfection and metaphysical distinction

2.5 Excursus: Narrative description and metaphysical ambition

2.6 Conclusion

Chapter 3 ECCLESIOLOGY

3.1 Introduction

3.2 Early ecclesiology: Coinherence and continuity

3.3 Ecclesiology in transition: Trinitarian deduction

3.4 Ecclesiology in transition: Divine perfection

3.5 Mature ecclesiology: Distinction and mediation

3.6 Conclusion

Chapter 4 BIBLIOLOGY

4.1 Introduction

4.2 Holy Scripture (2003)

4.2.1 Dogmatic location of Scripture and its readers

4.2.2 Theological ontology of Scripture

4.2.3 Ecclesiology and anthropology of reading

4.2.4 Summary

4.3 Domain of the Word (2012)

4.3.1 Dogmatic location of Scripture and its readers

4.3.2 Theological ontology of Scripture

4.3.3 Ecclesiology and anthropology of reading

4.4 Conclusion

Chapter 5 THEOLOGICAL THEOLOGY

5.1 Introduction

5.2 Thomas Burns Lectures (1998)

5.2.1 Dogmatic location of reason

5.2.2 Theological anthropology of the theologian

5.2.3 Operations of reason

5.3 Summary

5.4 God without Measure (2016)

5.4.1 Cognitive principles of reason

5.4.2 Dogmatic location and anthropology of the theologian

5.4.3 Operations of reason

5.5 Conclusion

Conclusion

Bibliography

Index of names

Index of subjects

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