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191 pages ; 21 cm Introduction : why Forsyth is a prophet for today -- Prophet's progress. The "climate of opinion" in Forsyth's lifetime ; "Free trade in theology" ; From the periphery to the center ; The "new theology" controversy ; Influences at work -- The positive Gospel. Between liberalism and orthodoxy ; The centrality of grace ; The statement of the Gospel -- The word and the world. The crucial significance of the starting point ; The autonomy of the Christian claim ; The Gospel and culture -- The cruciality of Christ. Jesus' own testimony of Himself ; Principles for interpreting the meaning of Christ ; What has Christ done? ; What must be affirmed of one who could do this? -- The lost note of authority. The authority of the Church ; The authority of the Bible ; The authority of "experience" ; The final authority of the Gospel of grace ; "The liberty of the Christian man" -- A positive foundation for ethics. The theological basis of ethics ; Two questions ; A case study in Christian ethics ; Summary of general principles -- On the meaning of history. Negative contributions ; Positive contributions -- The necessity of the Church. Toward a historical understanding of the Chur

Author

Robert McAfee Brown

Publisher

Philadelphia: Westminster Press

Published

1952

Language

EN

Subjects

Philosophy, Humanities