• Contents


• Editor's Introduction


• A. Introduction


• What is "evangelical"? - Mark Noll, Notre Dame


• B. The Bible and Theological Method


• Scripture and hermeneutics - Kevin Vanhoozer, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School


• Faith and reason - Jay Wood, Wheaton College


• Faith and experience - Oliver Crisp, University of Bristol


• Faith and tradition - Alister McGrath, Oxford University


• C. Theological foundations


• The Triune God - Robert Letham, Westminster Seminary


• Creation -Loren Wilkinson, Regent College


• Sin - Henri Blocher, Wheaton College Graduate School


• Jesus Christ - John Stackhouse, Regent College


• Holy Spirit - Craig Keener, Palmer Seminary


• D. Theology of Salvation


• Israel and Salvation - Rikk Watts, Regent College


• Gospel - Scot McKnight, North Park University


• Conversion and redemption - Gordon Smith, reSource Leadership International


• Justification and atonement - Donald Bloesch, Dubuque Seminary, emeritus


• Discipleship -Dallas Willard, USC


• Spiritual practices - Simon Chan, Trinity Theological College, Singapore


• Eschatology - Trevor Hart, St. Andrews


• E. Theology of Church


• Church and sacraments - Ephraim Radner, Wycliffe College, Toronto


• Church and churches: ecumenism - William Abraham, Perkins School of Theology


• Worship - John Witvliet, Calvin Institute of Christian Worship, Calvin College and Seminary


• Spiritual gifts - Howard Snyder, Tyndale Seminary in Toronto




• F. Theology of Mission


• Evangelism and missions -Michael McClymond, St. Louis University


• Other religions - Sung Wook Chung, Denver Seminary




• G. Theological approaches to contemporary life


• The Bible and ethics - Darrell Bock, Dallas Theological Seminary; M. Daniel Carroll R., Denver Seminary


• Politics - Eric Gregory, Princeton University


• Economics - John Lunn, Hope College


• The arts - Roger Lundin, Wheaton College


• Science - Alister McGrath, University of London


• Sexuality - Robert Gagnon, Pittsburgh Theological Seminary


• Race - Timothy Tseng, Institute for the Study of Asian-American Christianity


• The Vulnerable-Abortion and Disability - Ben Mitchell, Trinity International University


• Gender - Cherith Fee Nordling, Calvin College

Gerald R. McDermott is Jordan-Trexler Professor of Religion at Roanoke College.

This volume surveys the state of the discipline on topics of greatest importance to evangelical theology. Each chapter has been written by a theologian or scholar who is widely recognized for his or her published work and is considered a leading thinker on that particular topic.