Systematic Theology: Biblical, Historical, and Evangelical, Volume 1

by James Leo Garrett Jr.

Publisher:

Wipf and Stock

, 2014

Overview

This collection couples updated editions of longtime Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary professor James Leo Garrett Jr.’s two-volume Systematic Theology, a comprehensive exposition of Christian doctrines. Drawing upon his more than 40 years of experience teaching theology, Garrett offers a clear and thorough examination of Christian belief. He covers individual topics in-depth, as well as how they relate to each other in a systematic fashion. Garrett, whose career-long project has been his Baptist Theology: A Four-Century Study, engages a variety of Baptist theologians as well as others from across the theological spectrum.

Contents

Top Highlights

“The newly constructed definition is as follows: Natural theology is the human effort on the basis of reason (not merely ‘technical reason,’ but the totality of human powers and experience, including nature and history) to construct a worldview.” (Page 82)

“c. agnosticism: the denial of the possibility of knowing god with certainty (= Ignoramus)” (Page 85)

“Every statement about the doctrines of the Christian religion is in some sense a theological statement, and every Christian who reflects upon and speaks about his faith is in some sense a theologian.” (Page 3)

“Second, one can define religion as the relationship of human beings to the object of their supreme devotion.” (Page 63)

“Although closely related, revelation and inspiration are not identical. Revelation is God’s working through events of history and human experiences so as to make himself known redemptively to human beings. On the other hand, inspiration is God’s working through the biblical writers so as to secure an authentic declaration and record of the revelation.” (Page 122)

Product Details

• Title: Systematic Theology: Biblical, Historical, and Evangelical, Volume 1
• Author: James Leo Garrett Jr.
• Edition: Fourth Edition
• Series: Systematic Theology: Biblical, Historical, and Evangelical
• Volume: 1
• Publisher: Wipf and Stock
• Print Publication Date: 2014
• Logos Release Date: 2015
• Era: era:contemporary
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subject: Theology, doctrinal
• ISBNs: 9781498206594, 9781625648518, 149820659X, 1625648510
• Resource ID: LLS:SYSTHGARRETT014TH
• Resource Type: Systematic Theology
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-30T03:16:23Z

About James Leo Garrett Jr.

James Leo Garrett Jr. is distinguished professor of theology emeritus at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas. He earned his ThM from Princeton Theological Seminary (1949), ThD from Southwestern Baptist Seminary (1954), and PhD from Harvard University (1966). He has also studied at the Catholic University of America, the University of Oxford, St. John’s University, and Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. He has also taught at Baylor University and Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, as well as serving as a visiting professor at the Hong Kong Baptist Theological Seminary. He has also written Baptist Theology: A Four-Century Study, and contributed to Perspectives on Church Government: Five Views on Church Polity. He also edited The Concept of the Believers’ Church: Addresses from the 1967 Louisville Conference.