This Companion offers an up-to-date overview of the beliefs, doctrines, and practices of the key philosophical concepts at the heart of Christian theology. The sixteen chapters, commissioned specially for this volume, are written by an internationally recognized team of scholars and examine topics such as the Trinity, God’s necessary existence, simplicity, omnipotence, omniscience, omnipresence, goodness, eternity and providence, the incarnation, resurrection, atonement, sin and salvation, the problem of evil, church rites, revelation and miracles, prayer, and the afterlife. Written in non-technical, accessible language, they not only offer a synthesis of scholarship on these topics but also suggest questions and topics for further investigation. ~ Product Description

Table of Contents

• • Contributors page ix
  • Acknowledgments xi
  • Introduction xiii
• Part I God
  • 1 Trinity Ronald J. Feenstra 3
  • 2 Necessity Brian Leftow 15
  • 3 Simplicity Brian Davies 31
  • 4 Omnipotence, omniscience, and omnipresence William J. Wainwright 46
  • 5 Goodness John E. Hare 66
  • 6 Eternity and providence William Hasker 81
• Part II God in relation to creation
  • 7 Incarnation Katherin A. Rogers 95
  • 8 Resurrection Stephen T. Davis 108
  • 9 Atonement Gordon Graham 124
  • 10 Sin and salvation Paul K. Moser 136
  • 11 The problem of evil Chad Meister 152
  • 12 Church William J. Abraham 170
  • 13 Religious rites Charles Taliferro 183
  • 14 Revelation and miracles Thomas D. Sullivan
  • 15 Prayer Harriet Harris 216
  • 16 Heaven and hell Jerry L. Walls 238
  • Selected Bibliography 253
  • Index 259