An Outline Of Christian Theology (Paperback)

AN OUTLINE CHRISTIAN THEOLOGY AN OUTLINE OF CHRISTIAN THEOLOGY BY WILLIAM NEWTON CLARKE, D. D. PROFESSOR OF CHRISTIAN THEOLOGY IN COLGATE UNIVERSITY, HAMILTON, NEW YORK FIFTH EDITION NEW YORK CHARLES SCRIBNERS SONS 1899 Copyright, ISty BY WILLIAM N. CLARKK Copyright, 1898 BY CHARLES SCRIBNERS SONS JOHN WILSON AND SON, CAMBRIDGE, U. S. A. CONTENTS INTRODUCTION PAGE RELIGION AND THEOLOGY i Religion. Theology as related to Religion. The Christian Re ligion and its Theology. Christian and non-Christian Theologies. Revelation i-io TIIK SOURCES OF CHRISTIAN THEOLOGY, 10 I. The Christian Revelation as a Source of Theology. ., 12 Made in life and action 13-16 Preserved, In the Religious Life that sprang from it, The service rendered by Christian Experience 16-22 In the Scriptures. The collection, the authorship, the date and the spiritual quality of the Scriptures. The Scriptures as various, progressive, free. The Inspiration of the Scriptures. The Authority of the Scriptures. The use of the Scriptures in Theology ........ 22-47 II, Sources for TheologjCoutsidethe Christian Revelation 47 Man. The Universe interpreted by Science, and by Philosophy. 47-53 QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE STUDY OF CHRISTIAN THEOLOGY 53 Intellectual Qualifications. Qualifications in Spirit and Temper of Mind. Qualifications by way of Knowledge 53-57 GENERAL METHOD OF STUDY, 58-62 TERMINOLOGY AND ORDER OF TREATMENT, 62 PART I. GOD. I. The Christian Conception of God. 63 1. The Definition of God 64 The Nature of God. The Character of God. The Relation of God to other Existence. The Motive of God 64-75 2. The Attributes of God 75 Defined. Distinguished from his Being. How learned. How classified. Omnipresence. Omniscience.Omnipotence. Immutability. Holiness. Love. Holiness and Love. Wisdom 7 5-102 6409869 VI CONTENTS PACK II. The Existence of God 102 Introductory Statements, 102-105 1. Evidence from the Intellectual starting-point. Through the intelligibleness of the Universe to us. Through the idea of Cause. Through the presence of Ends in the Universe 105-1 18 2. Evidence from the Religious starting-point. Through the re ligious Nature of Man. Through the great Dilemma, a good God or a bad one. Through the spiritual Experience of Men 1 18-1 26 Objections 1 26-1 28 III. The Relation of God to the Universe 128 As the Source of the Universe. As a free Spirit. As to his uniform method. As to his spiritual purpose. As to his right of control. As to his exercise of cpntrol. As to his attitude, as Father and Servant. As to his moial government. As to predestination. As to his Providence. As to the existence of Evil. The relation of the Universe to God .128-161 IV. The Divine Trinity and Triunity 161 1. The Trinity, or the Threefold Self-Manifestation of God. The One God. Jesus Christ the Son of God. The Holy Spirit 161-165 2. The Triunity, or Gods Triune Mode of Existence. The material in the New Testament. The unfolding of the doctrine. Statements on the meaning of terms. Definition of Tri unity. Explanation from the nature of Self-Consciousness. Comments on this explanation. Relation of Trinity and Tri unity to Christianity 165-181 PART II. MAN, I. The Human Constitution of Body and Spirit, 182 Soul and Spirit. The Human Body. The Human Spirit and Personality. The distinctive mark of Man, in contrast to animals. The likeness of God in Man. The Immortality of Man 182-198 II. Man as a Moral Being 198Conscience. Obligation. The Ground of Obligation. The Standard of Obligation. The Will. The Freedom of the Will 198-215 III. The Relation of the Individual to the Human Race 215 Theories of Pre-existence, Immediate Creation, and Transmission of Life. Influence of the Race upon the Individual through in heritance, and through relations 215-221 IV. The Origin of the Human Race, 222 Remanded to the appropriate Sciences 222-226 CONTENTS vii PART III. SIN. PAGE I...