Table Of ContentPart I: Prolegomena: Introduction to Dogmatic Theology 1. Dogmatic Theology as a Science2. The History and Literature of Dogmatic Theology3. Foundations of Dogmatic Theology4. Revelation5. Holy Scripture6. Faith Part II: The Triune God and Creation 7. Knowing God8. The Living, Acting God9. The Triune God and His Counsel10. Creator of Heaven and Earth Part III: Humanity and Sin 11. The Image of God12. The Fallen World13. Sin and Its Consequences Part IV: Christ the Redeemer 14. The Only-Begotten Son of the Father15. The Servant Savior: Christ's Humiliation16. The Exalted Lord Christ Part V: The Holy Spirit and Salvation in Christ 17. The Order of Salvation18. Calling and Regeneration19. Faith and Conversion20. Justification, Sanctification, and Perseverance Part VI: The Spirit Creates a New Community 21. The Church as a Spiritual Reality22. The Spirit's Means of Grace Part VII: The Spirit Makes All Things New 23. The Intermediate State24. The Return of Christ25. The ConsummationIndexes
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SynopsisHerman Bavinck's four-volume Reformed Dogmatics is one of the most important theological works of the twentieth century. The recently completed English translation has received wide acclaim. Now John Bolt, one of the world's leading experts on Bavinck and editor of Bavinck's four-volume set, has abridged the work in one volume, offering students, pastors, and lay readers an accessible summary of Bavinck's masterwork. This volume presents the core of Bavinck's thought and offers explanatory materials, making available to a wider audience some of the finest Dutch Reformed theology ever written. Praise for Reformed Dogmatics "Bavinck's magisterial Reformed Dogmatics remains after a century the supreme achievement of its kind."--J. I. Packer, Regent College, An accessible summary of the classic work by renowned theologian Herman Bavinck Herman Bavinck's four-volume Reformed Dogmatics is one of the most important theological works of the twentieth century. The recently completed English translation has received wide acclaim. Now John Bolt, one of the world's leading experts on Bavinck and editor of Bavinck's four-volume set, has abridged the work in one volume, offering students, pastors, and lay readers an accessible summary of Bavinck's masterwork. This volume presents the core of Bavinck's thought and offers explanatory materials, making available to a wider audience some of the finest Dutch Reformed theology ever written. Praise for Reformed Dogmatics "Bavinck's magisterial Reformed Dogmatics remains after a century the supreme achievement of its kind."--J. I. Packer, Regent College, An accessible one-volume summary of the English translation of Bavinck's Reformed Dogmatics , one the most important theological works of the twentieth century.