CARL F. H. HENRY on THE HOLY SPIRIT
JESSE M. PAYNE
STUDIES IN HISTORICAL AND SYSTEMATIC THEOLOGY
Carl F. H. Henry on the Holy Spirit
Studies in Historical and Systematic Theology
Copyright 2021 Jesse M. Payne
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1. Carl F. H. Henry on … The Holy Spirit?
2. Carl F. H. Henry’s Pneumatology (Contours and Context)
3. A Spirit-Inspired Bible (Pneumatology and Revelation)
4. A Spirit-Enlivened Body (Pneumatology and Ecclesiology)
5. A Spirit-Filled Believer (Pneumatology and Ethics)
Conclusion: Carl F. H. Henry as a Theologian of the Spirit
Thank you to Dr. Jason Duesing and Dr. Owen Strachan for overseeing the dissertation that led to this book. I first heard the name Carl F. H. Henry in Dr. Duesing’s master’s level Baptist history course. I immediately knew two things: I wanted to study Henry further, and I wanted to do so under Dr. Duesing’s supervision. Little did I know that, about a decade later, this book would come to fruition. It has been a privilege to learn from Dr. Duesing’s academic and institutional service. I was grateful to have Dr. Strachan speak into these pages, as he has contributed much to studies of Henry. Numerous other professors deserve recognition, including Dr. John Mark Yeats, Dr. Thor Madsen, Dr. Rodney Harrison, and Dr. Radu Gheorghiță. And thank you to the unsung heroes: the Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary Doctoral Office and the librarians and research assistants at Midwestern Seminary, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School’s Rolfing Library, and the Billy Graham Center Archives at Wheaton College.
One of the greatest blessings of Midwestern’s PhD program has been the development of friendships with fellow students that traverse state and national borders. Thank you for your insight and encouragement over our years of study together.
To Lakeland Baptist Church, thank you for your steadfast support while this book was underway. I am forever grateful for you. And to First Baptist Church of Burkburnett, thank you for the privilege of being your pastor. I pray that the Spirit reflected ...
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About Carl F. H. Henry on the Holy SpiritRecover evangelicalism’s foundations by returning to its architect. None doubt the influence of Carl F. H. Henry, the “theological architect” of contemporary evangelicalism. Through his prolific writing and editorial role in Christianity Today, Henry is known for addressing contemporary theology, individual and social ethics, and cultural criticism. But he has been critiqued for an underdeveloped pneumatology. In Carl F. H. Henry on The Holy Spirit, Jesse M. Payne argues that Henry cannot truly be understood apart from his mature pneumatology. The Spirit plays a vital role in three major areas of Henry’s theology: revelation, ecclesiology, and ethics. These seemingly disparate topics are tied together by his view of a Spirit-inspired Bible ordering a Spirit-enlivened body composed of Spirit-filled believers. Readers will gain a more holistic view of Henry, the role of the Spirit in his life and thought, and early neo-evangelical theology. |
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