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A systematic theology from the pillars of evangelicalism.Basics of the Faith is an overview of essential Christian doctrines from some of the best minds of mid-twentieth century evangelicalism around the globe. Originally appearing in the pages of Christianity Today during 1961-1962, this collection includes essays from influential theologians and biblical scholars including Philip E. Hughes on inspiration, Anthony A. Hoekema on the divine attributes, John Murray on sanctification, Cornelius Van Til on original sin, F. F. Bruce on the person of Christ, G. E. Ladd on the saving acts of God, Leon Morris on the atonement, and J. I. Packer on the nature of the church. This edition includes an introduction by Kevin J. Vanhoozer that lays out their original context and evaluates their ongoing significance. Approachable yet scholarly, Basics of the Faith is both a relevant systematic theology and a celebration of evangelical heritage.

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Date de parution	27 novembre 2019
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BASICS
of the
FAITH
an EVANGELICAL
INTRODUCTION
to CHRISTIAN
DOCTRINE
edited by Carl F. H. Henry
with an introduction by Kevin J. Vanhoozer
Basics of the Faith: An Evangelical Introduction to Christian Doctrine
Best of Christianity Today
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CONTENTS
Introduction: The “Greatest Generation” and Its Legacy for the Future of Evangelical Theology
Kevin J. Vanhoozer
1 General Revelation and Special Revelation
Addison H. Leitch
2 The Saving Acts of God
George E. Ladd
3 The Inspiration of the Bible
Philip E. Hughes
4 The Incommunicable Attributes of the Triune God
Fred H. Klooster
5 The Communicable Attributes of God
Anthony A. Hoekema
6 The Holy Trinity
J. Kenneth Grider
7 The Decrees of God
Geoffrey W. Bromiley
8 Predestination
William Childs Robinson
9 Creation
Harold B. Kuhn
10 Angels
Bernard Ramm
11 Satan and the Demons
G. C. Berkouwer
12 Providence
Andrew K. Rule
13 Miracles
Henry Stob
14 The Origin and Nature of Man
John H. Gerstner
15 The Covenant of Works
Oswald T. Allis
16 The Nature and Origin of Sin
J. Oliver Buswell, Jr .
17 Original Sin, Imputation, and Inability
Cornelius Van Til
18 The Covenant of Grace
Herbert M. Carson
19 The Person of Christ: Incarnation and Virgin Birth
F. F. Bruce
20 The Person of Christ: The Kenotic Theory
Wayne E. Ward
21 The Person of Christ: Death, Resurrection, Ascension
Ralph Earle
22 Jesus Christ: Prophet, Priest, and King
Samuel J. Mikolaski
23 The Atonement
Leon Morris
24 The Intercessory Work of Christ
Robert Paul Roth
25 The Work of the Holy Spirit
John F. Walvoord
26 Common Grace
M. Eugene Osterhaven
27 Effectual Calling
J. Norval Geldenhuys
28 Regeneration
Otto Michel
29 Repentance and Conversion
Julius R. Mantey
30 Faith
Calvin D. Linton
31 The Mystical Union
William A. Mueller
32 Justification by Faith
H. D. McDonald
33 Adoption
J. Theodore Mueller
34 Sanctification
John Murray
35 The Perseverance of the Saints
W. Boyd Hunt
36 The Nature of the Church
James I. Packer
37 The Government of the Church
Edward John Carnell
38 Baptism and the Lord’s Supper
Merrill C. Tenney
39 Other Means of Grace
Frank E. Gaebelein
40 Death and Immortality
J. G. S. S. Thomson
41 The Second Coming: Millennial Views
William M. Arnett
42 The Resurrection of the Dead and Final Judgment
Walter W. Wessel
43 The Final State: Heaven and Hell
J. A. Motyer
Subject Index
Scripture Index
Introduction
THE “GREATEST GENERATION” AND ITS LEGACY FOR THE FUTURE OF EVANGELICAL THEOLOGY
K EVIN J. V ANHOOZER
T he essays in the present book originally appeared as a series of articles published in Christianity Today from 1961–1962 . As such, they constitute a veritable time capsule of the state of the art of mid-twentieth century evangelical theology in the English-speaking world. To be precise, the essays all date from the time between two TIME magazine cover stories, featuring Billy Graham (October 25, 1954) and “The Evangelicals: New Empire of Faith” (December 26, 1977) . What, then, can they tell us about the evangelicalism of the past, and what can we learn from them for the evangelicalism of the future?

EVANGELICAL THEOLOGY: THE STATE OF THE MID-TWENTIETH CENTURY ART
In the first place, the essays represent a treasure trove of insights into the first years of what Harold Ockenga in 1947 termed the “neo-evangelical” movement. 1 In contrast to fundamentalists, who tended to engage neither in dialogue with theological liberals nor in action pertaining to social justice, Ockenga called for a new generation of theologically conservative evangelicals who were willing to engage with both the academy and society as an aspect of their witness to the truth of the gospel. 2
From the start, evangelical theology represented a transdenominational gospel coalition. The roster of forty-three essayists in this volume includes Anglicans, Lutherans, Presbyterians, Nazarenes, Methodists, Baptists, and Brethren. Moreover, the contributors come from a number of countries in addition to the United States, including Canada, Ireland, Scotland, England, Holland, South Africa, and Germany. Almost all the contributors received their doctorates from non-evangelical institutions, with four from Harvard University alone. Other universities represented include Cambridge, Oxford, Princeton, Edinburgh, USC, Johns Hopkins, Berlin, and Drew. Though all the contributors are white males, there is still considerable diversity of cultures and confessional traditions.
It is perhaps no exaggeration to say that these contributors represent the “Greatest Generation” of evangelicalism. This, of course, is the name given the generation of Americans who experienced and fought in World War II, and their evangelical counterparts faced a similar global challenge. C. S. Lewis called it “that hideous strength” (the title of the third book in his space trilogy), a poetic reference to the two towers of secularism and scientism or, in a word, modernity . Carl F. H. Henry mentions “the modern bias against the reality of the supernatural” in his introduction to the 1962 book publication of these essays (not included in the present volume). 3 At the heart of Christianity, Henry insists, is the proclamation of “ a new race ,” namely, the company of the gospel, those united by faith in the risen Christ through the Spirit. The welcome hallmark of neo-evangelicalism, says Henry, was a newfound interest in Bible doctrine: “Our century has served theological skim milk to both churchmen and churchgoers.… One sure sign of theological renewal will be revived interest in a systematic theology that rests on the fixed norm of biblical authority.” 4 Against this backdrop, the essays collected here were a kind of doctrinal D-Day, an early beachhead on the continent of modern secularism.
The military metaphor is apt. The contributors to Basics of the Faith are all engaged in the project described by the apostle Paul as “waging war” against arguments and opinions that are “against the knowledge of God” in order to “take every thought captive to obey Christ” (2 Cor. 10:3–5 ESV ), the truth and life of God. And this is indeed the purpose of theology: to ensure that our thoughts correspond to revealed truth, and that our right thinking (“every thought”) leads to right action (“obedience”). A “basic of the faith” is thus a primary Christian teaching that orients our thought about God and the gospel in the right direction. Basic Christian doctrine is necessary at all times and in all places because, alas, false doctrine—idolatry and ideology—is pervasive.
Though the various contributors to Basics of the Faith represent diverse denominations and cultures, they are united in their acknowledgment of Scripture as the supreme norm for Christian thought and life. In his postscript to the original published edition (not included in the present book), Roger Nicole identifies the foundational principle of evangelical theology to be “obedient recognition to the authority of the Scripture as the infallible rule of faith.” 5 According to Nicole, the hallmark of evangelical theological method is obedient listening to the voice of God: “Theology is basically and ultimately always biblical, and the evangelical is confident that in this affirmation he is in line with the great Reformation doctrine of Sola Scriptura , yea, with the attitude of the Apostles and of our Lord Himself, when they triumphantly rested their case on the note, ‘It is written.’ ” 6
Sure enough, in keeping with Nicole’s claim, the essays in Basics of the Faith appeal first and foremost to the Bible itself. Evangelical theologians march to the beat of a biblical drummer. Listen, for example, to Bernard Ramm: “To speculate about angels apart from the concrete, historical, and specific character of revelation is like attempting to fly in a vacuum. We have no a priori principle to just this matter; we have no innate esthetic sense to assess its fittingness. We either rest upon the contents of revelation or we pass the question by.” Again, the goal is to ensure that the church’s thinking about God and the gospel correspond to God’s prior word. In his essay on heaven and hell, J. A. Motyer admits that every sensitive person who thinks about the question of human destiny “must surely long to be a universalist.” Yet sentiment “cannot be exalted into a theological norm,” and if we would understand the love of God, we must do more than draw analogies to human love. Hence the necessity of basing Christian doctrine on the Bible: “Only God can say what precisely are the facts.… What has the God of truth written for our learning?”
Basics of the Faith opens wit