Philosophical Theology and Christian Doctrine

Philosophical Theology and Christian Doctrine surveys and assesses recent work on the doctrines of the Christian creed by philosophers of religion in the analytic tradition. Topics covered include the core doctrines of Creation, Incarnation, Trinity, Salvation and Eschatology. This book is an excellent resource for readers looking to explore meaning and plausibility in Christian theology by careful scrutiny of Christian doctrine.

Series Editor′s Preface.

Preface.

Acknowledgements.

1. Philosophy of Religion and Theology.

2. Revelation.

3. Creation.

4. Incarnation.

5. Trinity.

6. Salvation.

7. The Consummation of All Things.

8. Other Themes in Christian Doctrine.

Notes.

A Brief Guide to Further Reading.

Index.

Brian Hebblethwaite is a Life Fellow of Queens’ College, Cambridge. Among his publications are Evil, Suffering and Religion (revised edition, 2000), The Essence of Christianity (1996) and Ethics and Religion in a Pluralistic Age (1990).

"At first sight this book seems like a crisp, lucid and illuminating survey of a flourishing field in the philosophy of religion. It is this, and much more. Here is a mind searchingly and relentlessly philosophical, and yet exhibiting a strong awareness of Christian doctrinal tradition. Such is philosophical theology in the best sense."
Douglas Hedley, Clare College

"This unique book sympathetically analyses the incisive work done on theological questions by some recent analytic philosophers. It will become required reading for systematic theologians as well as for philosophers of religion."
Richard Cross, Oriel College, Oxford