Contemporary Doctrine Classics: The Combined Reports

Church of England. Doctrine Commission

Church House Publishing, 2005 - Theology, Doctrinal - 475 pages

This volume brings together in one compilation three classic books from the Church of England's Doctrine Commission:

We believe in God (1987)
We believe in the Holy Spirit (1991)
The mystery of salvation (1996)

Stephen Sykes, Chair of the Doctrine Commission, has provided an extensive foreword and commentary on the three books setting them within their historical context and exploring the theological background to the original publications. A comprehensive index has also been incorporated which provides a helpful tool for locating important doctrinal comment by key scholars including Rowan Williams, Richard Bauckham, Christina Baxter and John Polkinghorne.

Contents

• Chairmans preface: 3
• Towards a doctrine of God: 6
• God and our ways of knowing: 18
• God language and personality: 31
• The God of the Bible: 45
• The God of Jesus: 58
• The God of the disciples: 71
• an approach through prayer: 84
• God known through encounter and response: 97
• The God in whom we trust: 116
• We Believe in the Holy Spirit: 129
• Chairmans preface: 131
• Introduction: 133
• praying in the spirit: 145
• Is this that?: 160
• The Spirit of Jesus: 175
• Spirit sacraments and structures: 189
• The Spirit and power: 201
• The Spirit of truth: 216
• The Holy Spirit and the future: 260
• Posing the problem: 279
• The giver and the gift: 300
• The story of the saviour: 344
• Retelling the story: 357
• Christ and world faiths: 390
• that nothing be lost: 435
• Notes: 449
• Index of biblical references: 455
• General index: 463

Bibliographic information

• Title: Contemporary Doctrine Classics: The Combined Reports
• Author: Church of England. Doctrine Commission
• Contributor: Stephen Sykes
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Church House Publishing, 2005
• ISBN: 0715140450, 9780715140451
• Length: 475 pages