Finger, Thomas N. <br/><br/>
A contemporary Anabaptist theology :  biblical, historical, constructive / 
Thomas N. Finger. 
 - Downers Grove, Ill. :  InterVarsity Press,  c2004. 
 - 603 p. ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [567]-587) and index. 
<br/><br/>pt. I. Contemporary and historical context. 1. Why this task? Some historical considerations ; Overview -- 2. A tumultuous history. Switzerland ; South Germany and Austria ; The Netherlands ; Poland (and Italy, Lithuania and Romania) -- 3. Approaching the theological endeavor. Contemporary approaches to historic Anabaptism ; Contemporary approaches to theology in Anabaptist perspective -- 4. Some main assumptions. The general nature of theology ; Approach to historic Anabaptism ; Contemporary context and audience -- pt. II. The coming of the new creation. 5. The personal dimension. The Reformation debate ; Historic Anabaptist perspectives ; Contemporary appropriations -- 6. The communal dimension. Baptism ; The Lord's Supper ; Discipline ; Economic sharing ; Ecclesiological themes -- 7. The missional dimension. Evangelism ; Church and world -- pt. III. The convictional framework. 8. Jesus and divine reality. The work of Jesus Christ ; The person of Jesus Christ ; The trinity -- 9. Human nature. Historic Anabaptist perspectives ; Contemporary appropriations -- 10. Last things. Historic Anabaptist perspectives ; Contemporary appropriations. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0830827854 (hardcover : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2004017263 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Anabaptists--Doctrines.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BX 4931.3 .F56 2004