In Defense of the Descent: A Response to Contemporary Critics (Explorations in Reformed Confessional Theology)
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Overview
The Apostles Creed claims that Christ descended into hell, but do we really believe that? Should we believe that? In this book, Daniel R. Hyde analyzes this controversial claim, bringing valuable light to this long confessed doctrine. He presents the arguments raised against the descent clause, discusses the various understanding of it throughout church history, explains how the Reformed churches have adopted it, and demonstrated the benefits of retaining it as a point of our Christian confession today. For those who question why Christians would believe in the descent of Christ, In Defense of the Descent is an informative and helpful guide.
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- Analyzes this controversial claim in the Apostles Creed which claims that Christ descended into hell.
- Presents the arguments raised against the descent clause.
- Discusses the various understanding of it throughout church history.
- Series Preface
- Author’s Preface
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1. Contemporary Critics
- 2. Some Historical Perspective
- 3. Various Views
- 4. Explaining the Reformed View
- 5. Benefits of Retaining He Descended into Hell
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Scripture Index
- Confessions Index
For creedal and confessional Christians, the clause in the Apostles Creed “he descended into hell” is important, but sometimes puzzling. Even as intelligent lay folk often struggle to articulate a brief, cogent, accurate reply as to its precise meaning, they may not fully appreciate the history of discussion behind the phrase, or the origins and function of its inclusion in what is probably still, liturgically, the most widely used Creed in the Reformation churches. Daniel Hyde has come to the rescue with a brief, helpful, historical, biblical, and pastoral treatment of this clause, and the crucial theological truth it is designed to propound and protect. I warmly commend it to the Christian reader.
—J Ligon Duncan
Every pastor knows that sinking feeling when the congregation recites the ‘descent into hell’ clause of the Creed. What do we say to them? Written for laypeople and pastors alike, this slim volume not only gives us a good answer; it offers a terrific summary of broader Christian reflection. Danny Hyde convincingly argues that, far from an idle question, our Lord’s descent into hell is a precious facet of the gospel.
—Michael S. Horton
- Title: In Defense of the Descent: A Response to Contemporary Critics (Explorations in Reformed Confessional Theology)
- Author: Daniel R. Hyde
- Series: Explorations in Reformed Confessional Theology
- Publisher: Reformation Heritage
- Print Publication Date: 2010
- Pages: 88
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
- ISBNs: 9781601780898, 1601780893
- Resource ID: LLS:DFNSDSCNTCNFSTH
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2024-10-08T18:05:11Z