CHAPTER VI: through the Incarnation of the Son of God

Salvation
255-287
The common element 255
Anthropology 256
Origin of Souls 259
Image of God 260

Primitive State 261
Primitive State and Felicity 261
Doctrine of Sin, the Fall and Death 263
Influence of Natural Theology on Doctrine of Redemption 265
Blessing of Salvation something natural 266
Felicity as reward 266
Revelation as law; rationalism 267
Influence of rationalism on Dogma 269
Neutralising of the historical; affinity of rationalism and mysticism
270
More precise account of views of Athanasius 272
Of Gregory of Nyssa 276
Of Theodore 279
Of John of Damascus 283
Conclusion 287

B.--The doctrine of Redemption in the Person of the God-man, in its historical development.

through the Incarnation of the Son of God
288-304
The decisive importance of the Incarnation of God 288
Theory of Athanasius 290
Doctrines of Gregory of Nyssa 296
Pantheistic perversions of thought of Incarnation 299
Other teachers up to John of Damascus 301
Was Incarnation necessary apart from sin? 303
Idea of predestination 303

Appendix. The ideas of redemption from the Devil, and atonement through the work of the God-man 305-315 Mortal sufferings of Christ 305 Christ's death and the removal of sin 306 Ransom paid to the Devil 307 Christ's death as sacrifice--vicarious suffering of punishment 308 Western views of Christ's work. Juristic categories, satisfactio 310 Christ as man the atoner 313 Appendix on Manichæism 316 __________________________________________________________________

[1] Vide pp. 167 ff. of this volume.

[2] Vide Editor's Preface to this volume. __________________________________________________________________

FIRST PART: SECOND BOOK CONTINUED. __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________