Though comprehensive in scope, the set is arranged in a Trinitarian fashion with each volume focusing on one person of the Godhead. The first volume explores the Christian understanding of God, creation and providence. The second volume discusses Christ and the Incarnation. The third volume considers the presence of the Holy Spirit in history, and His power in the lives and communities of present day believers.
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The Living God—Systematic Theology: Volume One
- 432 pages | HarperCollins | 1987
Oden divides this volume into four parts. Part One discusses the name, nature and character of God. Part Two looks at the reality of God—concentrating on the debate of God’s existence and Triune personhood. Part Three looks at the work of God as creator and sustainer. Sin and evil are deliberated, as are natural causality and general and special providence. Part Four considers whether God can actually be studied and how His self-revelation plays an epistemological part in knowing Him. |
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The Word of Life—Systematic Theology: Volume Two
- 599 pages | HarperCollins | 1989
The focal point in Oden’s second volume is Jesus Christ. He is the Word made flesh, and this idea engages Oden in a methodical examination of Christ’s deity, the incarnation, and Christ’s humanity. In pursuit of the historical Jesus, we are invited to an intimate look at Jesus’ public ministry, as well as His death and resurrection. |
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Life in the Spirit—Systematic Theology: Volume Three
- 552 pages | HarperCollins | 1992
In these eleven chapters, Oden considers the person and work of the Holy Spirit. He displays the Spirit’s hand in the believer’s salvation, justification and sanctification, and reveals His work in the Church and in human destiny. |
Praise for Oden’s Systematic Theology
The most impressive systematic exercise in ecumenical ‘consensual thinking’ in print.
—Religious Studies Review
A rich blend of biblical truth and historical theology.
—Search
One of the best systematic theologies around.
—Paradigms
A massive exploration of Christology….A welcome addition to the pastor’s bookshelf and a needed voice in the contemporary theological conversation.
—Interpretation
[Oden] makes his mark in systematic theology with this presentation of the classical Christian understanding of God, creation, revelation, and theological methodology….[Oden] offers unabashed support of classical theism.
—Cross Currents
About the Author
Thomas C. Oden (M.A., Ph.D., Yale University) is Henry Anson Buttz Professor of Theology and Ethics at Drew University. Oden is best-known as a proponent of paleo-orthodoxy, an approach to theology that often relies on patristic sources. He suggests that Christians need to rely upon the wisdom of the historical Church, particularly the early Church, rather than on modern scholarship and theology, which is often, in his view, tainted by political agendas. He is the author of more than thirty books, including Kerygma and Counseling, and Classical Pastoral Care (4 Vols.), and is the general editor of the Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture.
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