The Christian Tradition: A History of the Development of DoctrineThe Christian Tradition: A History of the Development of Doctrine
Jaroslav Pelikan
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Considered the 20th century's foremost historian of Christian thought, Pelikan charts the development of doctrine within Catholic, Protestant, and Eastern Christianity from the second century to modern day. Hailed by Alister McGrath as "the best one-stop introduction," this magesterial series is an indispensable resource for serious students of theology. 1840 pages total, five softcovers from the University of Chicago.
     

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Volume 1

Preface
Primary Sources
Some Definitions

1. Praparatio Evangelica

The True Israel
The Christian Dispute with Classical Thought
The Triumph of Theology
The Expectation of the Nations

2. Outside the Mainstream

The Separation of LAw and Gospel
Systems of Cosmic Redemption
The New Prophecy
Criteria of Apostolic Continuity

3. The Faith of the Church Catholic

The Apocalyptic Vision and Its Transformation
The Supernatural Order
The Meaning of Salvation
The Church and the Means of Grace

4. The Mystery of the Trinity

Christ as Divine
Christ as Creature
Christ as Homoousios
The Three and the One

5. Th Person of the God-Man

Presuppositions of Christological Doctrine
Alternative Theologies of the Incarnation
The Dogma of the Two Natures in Christ
The Continuing Debate

6. Nature and Grace

The State of Christian Anthropology
The Paradox of Grace
Grace and Perfection
Natural Endowmentand Superadded Gift

7. The Orthodox Consensus

Ubique, Semper, Ab Omnibus
Cahtolic Orthodoxy in the East
Orthodox Catholocism in the West

Selected Secondary Works
Index: Biblical

General
Volume 2

Preface
Primary Sources
Ex Oriente Lux

1. The Authority of the Fathers

The Changeless Truth of Salvation
The Norms of Traditional Doctrine
The Councils and Their Achievements
Knowing the Unknowable

2. Union and Division in Christ

Duality of Hypostates
One Incarnate Nature of God the Logos
Actions and Willis in Unison
Christ the Universal Man

3. Images of the Invisible

Images Gravena nd Ungraven
Images as Idols
Images as Icons
The Melody of Theology

4. The Challenge of the Latin Church

The Orthodoxy of Old Rome
The Foundation of Apostolic Polity
The Theological Origins of the Schism
The Filioque

5. The Vindication of Trinitarian Monotheism

Trinity and Shema
Evil and the God of Love
The One God--And His Prophets
The God of the Philosophers

6. The Last Flowering of Byzantine Orthodoxy

The Mystic as New Theologian
The Final Break with Western Doctrine
The Definition of Eastern Particularity
The Heir Apparent

Selected Secondary Works
Index: Biblical

General
Volume 3

Preface
Primary Sources

The Middle Ages as "Age of Faith"
1. The Inegrity of the Catholic Tradition

The Faith and the Creed
Faith, Hope, and Love
The Spirit and the Letter
The City of God

2. Beyond the Augustinian Synthesis

The Reconsideration of Dogma
The Rule of Prayer
The Sovereignty of Grace
The Claims of Reason

3. The Plan of Salvation

The Paradox of Justice and Mercy
The Discipline of Jesus
The Cross as the Redemption of Mankind
The Lord of History

4. The Communication of Grace

Mary as Mediatrix
The Communion of Saints
The Real Presence
The Grace of the Sacraments

5. The One True Faith

The Problem of Patristic Consensus
Schism, Sect, and Heresy
The Encounter with Other Faiths
Faith in Search of Understanding

6. Summa Theologica

The Reintegration of the Catholic Tradition
Natural Theology and the Scholastic Method
The Celestial and Ecclesiastical Hierarchies
The Vision of God

Selected Secondary Works
Index: Biblical

General
Volume 4

Preface
Primary Sources

Reformation Defined

1. Doctrinal Pluralism in the Later Middle Ages

Beyond the Augustinian Synthesis
The Plan of Salvation
The Communication of Grace
The One True Faith

2. One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic?

The Unity of the Church
The Holy Church
Catholic Concordance
In Defense of Apostlic Obedience

3. The Gospel as the Treasure of the Church

Divine Justice and Human Righteousness
Justification by Faith
The Theology of the Cross
The Centrality of the Gospel

4. The Word and the Will of God

Word and Spirit
Obedience to the Word and Will of God
The Eternal Will of God, Hidden and Revealed
The Will of God for the World

5. The Definition of Roman Catholic Particularity

Defenders of the Faith
The Gospel and the Catholic Church
From Pluralism to Definition
Reaffirmation of Church and Dogma

6. Challenges to Apostolic Continuity

Christian Humanism and the Authority of Revelation
Spirit versus Structure
Repudiation of Trinitarian Doctrine

7. Confessional Dogmatics in a Divided Christendom

The Prolegomena of Dogmatics
The Humanity of Jesus Christ
The History of the Covenant
The Gifts of Grace

Selected Secondary Works
Index: Biblical

General
Preface
Primary Sources

"Alas, Theology, Too"

1. The Crisis of Orthodoxy East and West

Apologia for the Church
Investigations into Christian Doctrine
The Doctrine of the Law and Grace
A Devout and Holy Life

2. The Objectivity of Transcendent Revelation

Miracle, Mystery, and Authority
The Contingent Truths of History
Christological Dogma and the Historical Jesus
The Essence of True Religion

3. The Theology of the Heart

The Affectional Transposition of Doctrine
God and the Soul
Evangelical Perfection
The Experience of the Holy Spirit

4. Foundations of the Christian World View

The Reality of God
Maker of Heaven and Earth
The Divine Image
The Progress of the Kingdom

5. The Definition of Doctrine

The Principle of Historical Mediation
Inspiration and Infallibility
The Consensus of Christian Tradition
Dogma and Its Development

6. The Sobornost of the Body of Christ

The Renewal of Ecclesiology
Theological Resources for Unity
The Redemption of Society
Lumen Gentrium

Selected Secondary Works
Index: Biblical

General