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List of Illustrations xxi Preface xxiii To the Student: How to Use This Book xxvii To the Teacher: How to Use This Book xxix The Structure of the Book: The Fifth and Sixth Editions Compared xxxiii Video and Audio Resources xxxv PART I LANDMARKS: PERIODS, THEMES, AND PERSONALITIES OF CHRISTIAN THEOLOGY 1 Introduction 3 1 The Patristic Period, c.100–c.700 5 2 The Middle Ages and the Renaissance, c.700–c.1500 21 3 The Age of Reformation, c.1500–c.1750 38 4 The Modern Period, c.1750 to the Present 57 PART II SOURCES AND METHODS 81 5 Getting Started: Preliminaries 83 6 The Sources of Theology 104 7 Knowledge of God: Natural and Revealed 135 8 Philosophy and Theology: Dialogue and Debate 152 PART III CHRISTIAN THEOLOGY 173 9 The Doctrine of God 175 10 The Person of Jesus Christ 207 11 The Nature and Basis of Salvation 246 12 The Holy Spirit 280 13 The Trinity 299 14 Human Nature, Sin, and Grace 327 15 The Church 354 16 The Sacraments 381 17 Christianity and the World Religions 405 18 Last Things: The Christian Hope 426 Jargon–Busting: A Glossary of Theological Terms 449 Sources of Citations 456 Acknowledgments 465 Index 466