Divine Sovereignty and Human Responsibility in the Bible

1. Divine Sovereignty and Human Responsibility in the Bible • The New Testament • The One Over the Many • The Many Over the One • The One in the Many

2. The One and the Many in the Patristic and Medieval Periods • Augustine: The One (Divine Sovereignty) Over the Many (Human Responsibility) • Pelagius: The Many (Human Responsibility) over the One (Divine Sovereignty) • Aquinas: The One (Divine Sovereignty) in the Many (Human Responsibility)

3. The One and the Many in the Modern and Contemporary Periods • The Modern Period: Luther Versus Erasmus • Erasmus: The Many (Human Reason) over the One (Divine Sovereignty) • Martin Luther: The One (Divine Sovereignty) over the Many (Human Responsibility)

4. The One and the Many in the Modern and Contemporary Periods • The Contemporary Period • The One Over the Many: Calvinists • The Many Over the One: Arminians • The One in the Many: Molinism

5. Chapter 12: The Atonement • Atonement in Ancient Groce-Roman Religion: The One (The Deity’s “Righteousness”) Over the Many • Atonement in the Old Testament: The One (Yahweh’s Righteousness) Over the Many (Human Sinfulness) • Incarnation, The Atonement, and the New Testament: The One (God’s Righteousness) in the Many (Human Sinfulness)

6. Chapter 12: The Atonement • The Patristic Period: The Many Over the One and the Ransom Theory • The Medieval and Modern Periods • The Contemporary Period • Conclusion

7. Incarnation, The Atonement, and the New Testament: The One (God’s Righteousness) in the Many (Human Sinfulness) • Vicarious Atonement • Deliverance From Satan • Imitation of Christ

8. The Patristic Period • Origen • Gregory of Nyssa

9. The Medieval and Modern Periods • Anselm’s Objective Theory of Atonement: The One (Divine Righteousness) Over the Many (Human Sinfulness) • Abelard’s Subjective Theory of Atonement: The Many (Human Sinfulness) Over the One (Divine Righteousness) • The Reformers’ Substitutionary Theory of Atonement: The One (Divine Righteousness) in (Resolving) the Many (Human Sinfulness)

10. The Contemporary Period • The One (Divine Righteousness) over the Many (Human Sinfulness) • Grotius • Christian Theonomists • The Many (Human Sinfulness) over the One (God’s Righteousness) • The Moral Influence Theory • Socinus • Liberal Theology • The Eastern Orthodox Church.

11. Chapter 13: Pneumatology • The New Testament • The Patristic Period • The Medieval Period • The Modern Period • The Contemporary Period • The Conclusion

12. The New Testament • Jesus Christ: The One (Spirit) In the Many (Humanity) • The One (Spirit) Over the Many (Humanity) • The Many (Humanity) Over the One (Spirit)

13. The Patristic Period • The One (Spirit) in the Many (Humanity) • The One (Spirit) Over the Many (Humanity) • The Many (Humanity) Over the One (Spirit)

14. The Modern Period • The One (Spirit) in the Many (Humanity) • The One (Spirit) Over the Many (Humanity) • The Many (Humanity) over the One (Spirit)

15. The Contemporary Period • The Many (Humanity) Over the One (the Spirit) • The One (Spirit) Over the Many (Humanity) • The One (Spirit) in the Many (Humanity)

17. Chapter 14: Ethics • Classical Greek Philosophy • The Bible • The Patristic Period • The Modern and Contemporary Periods

18. Classical Greek Philosophy • Plato, Deontology, and the One (Divine Law) Over the Many (Human Conduct) • Aristotle, Virtue Ethics, and the One (Divine Law) in the Many (Human Conduct) • The Sophists/Skeptics, Teleology, and the Many (Human Conduct) over the One (Divine Law)

19. The Bible • Moses and the One (Divine Law) Over the Many (Human Conduct) • The Prophets, Jesus, Paul and the One (Divine Law) in the Many (Human Conduct) • The Libertines and the Many (Human Conduct) Over the One (Divine Law)

20. The Patristic and Medieval Period • Augustine, and the One (Divine Law) Over the Many (Human Conduct) • William of Ockham and the Many (Human Conduct) Over the One (Divine Law) • Aquinas and the One (Divine Law) in the Many (Human Conduct)

21. The Modern and Contemporary Periods • Kant and the One (Divine Law) Over the Many (Human Conduct) • Utilitarianism, Pragmatism, and the Many (Human Conduct) Over the One (Divine Law) • Hauerwas, Stassen/Gushie, and the One (Divine Law) in the Many (Human Conduct)

22. Chapter 15: Ecclesiology • The Church and Sacraments • The Church and Ministry • The Church and Its Governance • The Church and the State

23. The Church and Sacraments • Ex OpereOperato and the One (Heavenly Action) Over the Many (Earthly Response) • Mere Memorialism and The Many (Earthly Response) Over the One (Heavenly Action) • The Sacraments as the One (Divine Action) in the Many (Human Response)

24. The Church and Ministry • The Many (Social Justice Only) Over the One (the Gospel Only) • The One (the Gospel Only) Over the Many (Social Justice Only) • The One (Heavenly Message) in the Many (Earthly Need)

25. The Church and its Governance • Episcopal Polity and the One (Heavenly) Over the Many (Earthly) • Anarchy and the Many (Heavenly) Over the One (Earthly) • Congregational and Presbyterian Polities and the One (Heavenly) in the Many (Earthly)

26. Chapter 16: Eschatology • Realized Eschatology and the One (Age to Come) Over the Many (This Age) • Consistent Eschatology and the Many (This Age) Over the One (The Age to Come) • Inaugurated Eschatology and the One (The Age to Come) in the Many (This Age) • Conclusion

27. Summary