The Christian Faith
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The Christian Faith
The first English translation of Troeltsch's
Glaubenslehre. The first attempt to
do systematic theology from a deep Christian
commitment with full awareness of
Christianity's social and historical
relativity.
- Publisher Fortress Press
- Format Paperback
- ISBN 9780800632090
- Pages 352
- Dimensions 5.5 x 8.5
- Publication Date April 23, 1991
Endorsements
"Too hastily dismissed by a previous theological generation, Troeltsch's explorations of Christian belief have become timely again. His conclusions are not definitive, but his questions and his perspectives have a fresh pertinence, even an urgency, in the present situation."
— B. A. Gerrish, John Nuveen Professor
The University of Chicago Divinity School
"Ernst Troeltsch spoke candidly of his own difficult writing style as resembling 'sailor's hardtack.' But I suspect that no one will detect it in Garrett Paul's elegant rendition into English of the Glaubenslehre. This is no small achievement, for which every reader of this important historical document will be grateful."
— James Luther Adams, Mallinckrodt Professor of Divinity Emeritus, Harvard Divinity School
— B. A. Gerrish, John Nuveen Professor
The University of Chicago Divinity School
"Ernst Troeltsch spoke candidly of his own difficult writing style as resembling 'sailor's hardtack.' But I suspect that no one will detect it in Garrett Paul's elegant rendition into English of the Glaubenslehre. This is no small achievement, for which every reader of this important historical document will be grateful."
— James Luther Adams, Mallinckrodt Professor of Divinity Emeritus, Harvard Divinity School
Table of Contents
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Preface to the Translation
- The Concept of Glaubenslehre and the Task of the Dogmatic System in Relation to the Principles of the Philosophy of Religion
- The Sources of the System
- Revelation and Faith
- Faith and Knowledge, Theology and Philosophy
- The Christian Principle and the Organization of Glaubenslehre
PART ONE: JESUS CHRIST AS THE OBJECT OF FAITH
- Faith and History
- The Religious Significance of the History of Israelite Prophetism
- The Significance of Jesus for Faith
- The Religious Significance of the History of Christianity as the Development of Revelation
- The Doctrine of the Trinity as the Link between the Historical and the Religious Elements in Christianity
PART TWO
1. The Christian Concept of God
- The Place of the Concept of God in the System
- God as Will and Essence
- The Holiness of God
- God as Love
2. The Christian Concept of the World
- The Place of the Concept of the World in the System
- The Concept of Creation
- The Divine World-Governance
- The Inner Life of God, or Miracle
3. The Christian Concept of the Soul
- The Place of Anthropology in the System
- The Infinite Value of the Soul
- The Image of God
- Original Sin
- The Religious Vision of History: The Struggle between the Good and Evil Principles in the History of the Human Race
4. The Christian Concept of Redemption
- The Place of the Concept of Redemption in the System
- Development and Redemption
- Redemption from Sin, Guilt, and Moral Impotence
- The Character of Redemption as a Whole: Grace and Rebirth
- The Connection between Redemption and the Historical Personality of Jesus Christ, and the Accomplishment of Redemption Through the Work of the Holy Spirit
5. The Christian Doctrine of Religious Community (Fragment)
- Religious Community, or the Kingdom of God
- The Church
- The Word as the Means of Grace
- The Sacraments and the Cultus
- The Task of Missions
6. The Consummation (Fragment)
- The Place of Eschatology in the System
- The Essence of the Consummation
- The Universality and Particularity of Grace
Index
Introduction to the English Edition by Garrett E. Paul
Foreword by Marta Troeltsch
Prefatory Remarks by Gertrud von le Fort
INTRODUCTION AND PRIOR QUESTIONS