The Theological Correspondence of John Frame

John Frame

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The Theological Correspondence of John Frame

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Table of Contents

Part One: Systematic Theology

A. Introduction

B. The Doctrine of God

1. God’s Lordship, Being and Attributes

2. The Problem of Evil

3. The Trinity

C. The Word of God

1. The Word of God and General Revelation

2. Biblical Authority and Inerrancy

3. Biblical Hermeneutics

D. Angels

E. Man

1. Man in the Image of God

2. Human Responsibility and Freedom

3. Sin

F. Election and Covenant

G. The Person and Work of Christ

H. The Spirit’s Application of Salvation

I. Grace, Law, Obedience

J. The Church

1. The Nature and Unity of the Church

2. Worship and the Means of Grace

3. The Charismata

4. The Means of Grace

a. Preaching and Evangelism

b. The Sacraments

c. Prayer

K. The Last Days

Part Two: Philosophy and Apologetics

A. Metaphysics

B. Epistemology

1. The Knowledge of God

2. Epistemological Concepts

3. Certainty

4. Triperspectivalism

C. Ethics

D. The History of Philosophy

1. On Studying Philosophy

2. Christian and Non-Christian Philosophers

3. Theologians

4. Non-Christian Religions

E. Apologetic Theory and Methods

1. The Presuppositional Method

2. Cornelius Van Til and Other Apologists

F. Apologetic Problems

1. The Existence of God

2. Evolution, Design, Science, and History

Part Three: Ethics and Miscellany

A. Introduction to Ethics

B. Ethical Decision-Making

1. Law

2. Nature and Natural Law

3. Ethical Perspectives

4. Guidance

5. Love

C. Christ and Culture

D. God’s Commandments

1. The Fourth Commandment

2. The Fifth Commandment

3. The Sixth Commandment

4. The Seventh Commandment

5. The Eighth Commandment

6. The Ninth Commandment

E. Miscellany

F. Appreciation to Friends

G. Personal Reflections

Preface

Some of the best theological writing takes the form of letters, rather than articles or systematic treatises. Most of the NT1 consists of letters (or “epistles,” as we used to call them),2 and through history the church has treasured the letters of church leaders, such as Ignatius, Clement of Rome, Athanasius, Augustine, Luther, Calvin, Jonathan Edwards, and so on.

Theological systems and articles have their usefulness, but it can be argued (not to put too fine a point on it) that the letter genre deserves special status in theological literature. If, as I have argued elsewhere, theology is “the application of Scripture, by persons, ...