Table of Contents
Foreword Carl R. True man xi
Acknowledgments xv
Abbreviations xvii
Prologue: How My Mind Has Changed 1
Part 1 Defining Trinitarian Classical Theism
1 Classical Orthodoxy and the Rise of Relational Theism 15
2 What Is Trinitarian Classical Theism? 47
Part 2 The Biblical Roots of Trinitarian Classical Theism
3 Interpreting Isaiah 40-48 Theologically 85
4 God as the Transcendent Creator (Isa. 40) 123
5 God as the Sovereign Lord of History (Isa. 41-48) 147
6 God as the One Who Alone Is to Be Worshiped (Isa. 41-48) 175
Part 3 Trinitarian Classical Theism in History
7 The Biblical Character of Pro-Nicene Theology 203
8 Creatio ex nihilo and the Rejection of Mythology 237
9 Do We Worship the God of the Bible? 269
Epilogue: Why the Church Does Not Change Its Mind 305
Appendix: Twenty-Five Theses on Trinitarian Classical Theism 307
Bibliography 309
Index of Scripture 321
Index of Persons 325
Index of Subjects 329