The mediator : a study of the central doctrine of the Christian faith. / Emil Brunner

By: Material type: TextPublication details: Philadelphia : Westminster Press, [1947].Description: 623 pages ; 23 cmSubject(s): LOC classification:
  • BT255 .B78 1947
Contents:
The distinction between general and special revelation -- The obliteration of this distinction in modern theology -- The modern conception of Christ -- The reason for the distinction: the assertion of unbroken unity -- The depth of the distinction: the interpretation of the problem of evil -- The Christian faith and historical research -- The divine word -- The divine nature. Appendix: The modern interpretation of the dogma of the divine nature of Christ -- The divine person -- The self-movement of God -- The eternal basis and the temporal event of the incarnation -- The fact of the incarnation -- The significance of the humanity of Christ -- The historical figure of the God-man. Appendix: The "mythology" of Christianity -- The person and the work of Christ -- The person and teaching of Christ -- The necessity for reconciliation -- The penal theory of the atonement -- The expiatory sacrifice -- The mediator -- The atonement. Appendix: Concerning the supposed contradiction between Paulinism and the message of Jesus -- The hidden king -- The king manifested -- Conclusion: Confessing Christ; Believing in Christ; Following Christ.
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"The first edition of Der Mittler appeared in 1927; the second edition ... was published in 1932. The present translation has been made from the text of the second edition."--Translator's note.

The distinction between general and special revelation --
The obliteration of this distinction in modern theology --
The modern conception of Christ --
The reason for the distinction: the assertion of unbroken unity --
The depth of the distinction: the interpretation of the problem of evil --
The Christian faith and historical research --
The divine word --
The divine nature. Appendix: The modern interpretation of the dogma of the divine nature of Christ --
The divine person --
The self-movement of God --
The eternal basis and the temporal event of the incarnation --
The fact of the incarnation --
The significance of the humanity of Christ --
The historical figure of the God-man. Appendix: The "mythology" of Christianity --
The person and the work of Christ --
The person and teaching of Christ --
The necessity for reconciliation --
The penal theory of the atonement --
The expiatory sacrifice --
The mediator --
The atonement. Appendix: Concerning the supposed contradiction between Paulinism and the message of Jesus --
The hidden king --
The king manifested --
Conclusion: Confessing Christ; Believing in Christ; Following Christ.