The Task of Dogmatics:

Explorations in

Theological Method

Oliver D. Crisp and Fred Sanders, Editors

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The Task of Dogmatics

Copyright © 2017 by Oliver D. Crisp and Fred Sanders

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Los Angeles Theology Conference (5th : 2017 : Biola University), author. | Crisp, Oliver, editor. | Sanders, Fred (Fred R.), editor.

Title: The task of dogmatics : explorations in theological method / Oliver D. Crisp and Fred Sanders, editors.

Description: Grand Rapids, MI : Zondervan, [2017] | Includes bibliographical references and index.

Identifiers: LCCN 2017023305 | ISBN 9780310535492 (softcover)

Subjects: LCSH: Dogma—Congresses. | Theology, Doctrinal—Congresses.

Classification: LCC BT19 .L67 2017 | DDC 230.01—dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2017023305

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PROCEEDINGS OF THE LOS ANGELES THEOLOGY CONFERENCE

This is the fifth volume in a series published by Zondervan Academic. It is the proceedings of the Los Angeles Theology Conference held under the auspices of Biola University, in January 2017. The conference is an attempt to do several ...