Ecumenical and confessional writings. : ecumenical dogmatics / / Volume 2 : / Edmund Schlink, Matthew L. Becker.

• VerfasserIn: Schlink, Edmund, 1903-1984,; Becker, Matthew L.,
• TeilnehmendeR: Becker, Matthew L.,
• Place / Publishing House: Göttingen : : V&R Unipress,, [2022]; ©2022
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (1278 pages)

This second volume provides the first-ever English translation of Schlink's dogmatics!

Table of Contents

Intro -- Band 1 -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Table of Contents -- Foreword to the Third German Edition -- Preface to the First German Edition -- Forewords to the First German Edition -- Preface to the American Edition -- Edmund Schlink's Ecumenical Dogmatics -- Abbreviations and Symbols -- INTRODUCTORY PART The Gospel as the Presupposition of Church Doctrine -- Chapter I: The Knowledge of God -- 1. Beginning with the Gospel of Jesus Christ -- 2. The Hiddenness of God in the Gospel -- 3. The Revelation of the Divine Mystery -- 4. The Knowledge of God by Faith -- 5. The Knowledge of God as Being Known by the Triune God -- Chapter II: The Knowledge of the World -- 1. The Self-Knowledge of the Human Being -- 2. The Knowledge of Other Human Beings -- 3. The Knowledge of the History of Humanity -- 4. The Knowledge of the Universe -- 5. Believing and Knowing -- Chapter III: The Knowledge of God and the Doctrine of God -- 1. The Basic Forms of the Theological Statement -- 2. Structural Issues Regarding the Dogmatic Statement -- Excursus: The Relationship between the Theological and Philosophical Analysis of Language -- 3. The Task of an Ecumenical Dogmatics -- 4. The Doctrine of the Acts of God -- 5. Theology as Doxology -- 6. Anthropology as Repentance -- 7. The Organization of Dogmatics -- FIRST PART The Doctrine of Creation -- Chapter IV: The Creation of the World -- Introduction: The Starting Point for the Doctrine of Creation -- 1. The Freedom of God the Creator -- 2. The Act of Creation in the Beginning -- 3. The Universe -- 4. The Purpose of Creation -- 5. The Originally Good Creation -- 6. The Order of Creation -- 7. God's Continuous Creative Action -- Chapter V: The Purpose of the Human Being -- Introduction to Chapters V-VII The Starting Point for the Doctrine about Human Beings -- 1. The Response That Is the Image of God.

2. The Community That Is the Image of God -- 3. The Dominion That Is the Image of God -- 4. The Life That Is the Image of God -- 5. Origin and Purpose -- Chapter VI: The Failure of the Human Being -- 1. Turning Away from God -- 2. Imprisonment in Guilt -- 3. The Urge to Sin -- 4. The Dominion of Sin -- 5. The Judgment into which Human Beings Have Fallen: Death -- 6. Origin and Failure -- Chapter VII: The Preservation of the Human Being -- 1. The Preservation of the Sinner in the Midst of Having Fallen into Judgment -- 2. The Witness of God through the Works of Creation -- 3. The Commandment of the Preserver -- 4. The Establishing of Just Authority -- 5. The Conservation of the Distorted Image of God -- Chapter VIII: The Preservation of the World -- 1. The Corruption within the Creation -- 2. The Service of the Angels -- 3. The Dominion of the Powers of Corruption -- 4. The Judgment into which the World Has Fallen: The End -- 5. The Time of Divine Patience -- Chapter IX: The Governance of the World -- 1. God's Dominion over World History -- 2. The Hiddenness of God in World History -- 3. The Mystery of World History: Jesus Christ and the New Creation -- 4. The Revealed Action of God through the Gospel -- 5. The Humiliation of God in His Governance of the World -- 6. Theodicy -- 7. Providence -- Chapter X: The Confession of God the Creator -- 1. God the Father, the Creator -- 2. God the Eternal Father -- SECOND PART The Doctrine of Redemption -- Chapter XI: The Old Testament Law -- Introduction: The Old Covenant -- A. The Promise -- 1. God's Leadership -- 2. God's Action through the King -- 3. God's Action in the Cultus -- 4. God's Speaking through the Prophets -- 5. The Broken Covenant and the New Promise -- 6. The Promise of the Coming Ruler -- 7. The Promise of the New Covenant -- 8. The Promise of Yahweh's Adoration by the Nations -- B. The Law.

1. The Prohibition against Worshiping Other Gods -- 2. The Prohibition against Harming the Neighbor -- 3. God's Commanding and God's Law -- 4. The Announcement of Blessing and Curse -- 5. Israel's Disobedience to the Law -- 6. God's Judgment of Israel -- 7. The Detachment of the Law -- 8. The People of Expectation -- Introduction to Chapters XII and XIII: The Exaltation of Jesus as the Presupposition for the Doctrine of the Humiliation of the Son of God -- 1. The Honorific Titles of Jesus -- 2. The History of Jesus as the Basis for His Honorific Titles -- 3. The Reversed Sequence of the History and the Recognition of Jesus Christ -- 4. Historical Investigation into the Earthly Jesus -- 5. The Apostolic Message as the Basis of Faith -- 6. The History of Jesus and Christological Dogma -- 7. The Organization of Christology -- Chapter XII: The Humiliation of the Son of God -- A. The Incarnation -- 1. The Sending of the Son -- 2. Becoming Flesh -- 3. Subjection to the Law -- 4. Free from the Law of Sin -- 5. The Mystery of Becoming Human -- B. The Message -- 1. The Public Appearance of Jesus -- 2. The Coming of the Kingdom of God -- 3. The Coming Son of Man -- 4. The Call to Repentance -- 5. The Servant Ministry of the Son -- C. The Death on the Cross -- 1. The Condemnation by the People -- 2. The Self-Sacrifice of the Son -- 3. The Sacrificial Offering by God -- 4. The Death for the World -- 5. The Victory of the Cross over the World -- Chapter XIII: The Exaltation of Jesus -- A. The Resurrection -- 1. The Appearances of the Risen One -- 2. The Revelation of the Son of God -- 3. The Revelation of the New Human Being -- 4. The Unveiling of the Old Testament Scriptures -- 5. The Beginning of the New Creation -- B. The Reign of Christ -- 1. The Present Lord -- 2. His Reign as a Call -- 3. His Reign as a Community -- 4. His Reign as a Governing of the World.

5. The Time of Grace -- C. The Return -- 1. The Coming of Jesus in Glory -- 2. The End of World History and the Problem of Language in Statements about the Acts of the Coming One -- 3. The Judgment of the Living and the Dead -- 4. Redemption -- 5. The Establishment of God's Reign -- Summary of Chapters XII and XIII: The Doctrine of the Threefold Office of Jesus Christ -- Band 2 -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Table of Contents -- Chapter XIV: The New Testament Gospel -- Introduction: The New Covenant -- A. The Gospel -- 1. The Message of Jesus Christ -- 2. The Assurance of the Act of Salvation through the Gospel -- 3. God's Salvific Action through the Gospel -- 4. Salvation -- 5. Justification -- 6. Vivification -- 7. Sanctification -- 8. The Transformation into God's Image -- 9. The Call to Faith -- B. Exhortation -- 1. The New Commandment -- 2. The Comforting Exhortation -- 3. The Commandment to Love -- 4. Prayer -- 5. Witness -- 6. The Commandment of the Redeemer and the Commandment of the Preserver: The Obedience That Is the Image of God -- 7. The Law of the Spirit -- 8. The Boundary of Death -- 9. The Call to Repentance -- Summary of Parts A and B: God's Action of Grace and Human Action -- Chapter XV: Baptism -- 1. The Foundation of Baptism -- 2. Baptism into Christ -- 3. Baptism through the Holy Spirit -- 4. Reception into the Church -- 5. The Presuppositions for Infant Baptism -- Chapter XVI: The Lord's Supper -- 1. The Foundation of the Lord's Supper -- 2. The Gift of Jesus' Body and the Blood of the Covenant -- 3. The Promise of the Meal in the Kingdom of God -- 4. The Eucharistic-Anamnetic Recognition of the Present Christ -- 5. The Edification of the Church -- Conclusion to Chapters XIV-XVI: The Richness of God's Action of Grace and the Number of Sacraments -- Summary of Chapters XI-XVI: The Distinction between Law and Gospel.

1. The Issue of Distinguishing between Law and Gospel -- 2. The Gospel in the Old Testament Law -- 3. The Law in the New Testament Gospel -- 4. The Unity of Law and Gospel -- 5. The Distinction between Law and Gospel -- 6. The Gospel as God's Proper Word -- 7. Being Tested in Anfechtung -- Chapter XVII: The Confession of God the Redeemer -- 1. Jesus the Redeemer -- 2. The Eternal Son -- 3. "Truly God and Truly a Human Being" -- THIRD PART The Doctrine of the New Creation -- Chapter XVIII: The Outpouring of the Holy Spirit -- 1. The Event of Pentecost -- 2. The New Creation through the Holy Spirit -- 3. The Holy Spirit as Power -- 4. The Holy Spirit as Lord -- 5. The Recognition of the Spirit's Action -- Chapter XIX: The Church -- Introduction to Chapters XIX-XXII: The Starting Point for the Doctrine of the Church -- 1. The Origin of the Church -- 2. The People of God Called Out from the World -- 3. The Prophetic, Priestly, and Royal People of God Sent into the World -- 4. The Worship Assembly -- 5. The Ekklesia of God, the Body of Christ, the Temple of the Holy Spirit: the Growing New Creation -- 6. The Unity, Holiness, Catholicity, and Apostolicity of the Church -- 7. The Communion of Saints -- Chapter XX: Spiritual Gift and Ministerial Office -- 1. The Apostles -- 2. The Community of the Charismata -- 3. The Sending into Servant Ministry -- 4. The Church's Ministerial Office -- 5. The Pastoral Office and the Church -- 6. Apostolic Succession -- 7. The Secular Office and the Church's Ministerial Office -- Chapter XXI: The Preservation of the Church -- Introduction: The Indestructibility of the Church -- A. Holy Scripture -- 1. Holy Scripture as a Collection of Church Writings -- 2. The Authority of Holy Scripture -- 3. Basic Principles of Biblical Hermeneutics -- B. Confession -- 1. Confession as a Response of the Church.

2. The Basis for the Authority of Dogma.