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Revelation and theological knowledge -- Theological Enterprise -- Concept of Revelation -- Christian Revelation -- Nature of Theological Thinking -- Part One Christian Understanding of Ultimate Reality: The Doctrine of God -- Revelatory History and the Concept of God -- Trinitarian Structure of the Doctrine of God -- God the Father: The Lord -- Transcendence of God -- Preliminary Considerations -- Transcendence of God -- Language about God, The Transcendence about God -- Lord, Father and Creator -- Transcendence of God -- Perfections of the Divine Freedom -- Son: the Servant -- Incarnation of God -- God's Coming Into History -- Formal Meaning of the Doctrine of the Incarnation -- Servant, Word, and Son -- Perfections of Divine Love -- God the Holy Spirit: The companion -- Presence of God -- Spirit and Companion -- Perfections of the Divine Communing -- God as Trinity -- Part Two Christian Understanding of the World: The Doctrine of Creation, Providence, and the Eschaton -- God and the World -- History of the World -- Creation of the World -- Providential Ordering of the World -- Consummation of History -- Part Three -- Christian Understanding of Man: the Doctrines of the Imago Dei, Sin, and Salvation -- Imago dei as Man's Historicity -- Fall -- Sin, Idolatry, and Bondage -- History of Salvation -- Christ-Event -- Atonement -- Chist-Event -- Resurrection -- Community of Love and Freedom -- Hope of Man -- Part Four -- Christian Understanding of the redeemed life: The Doctrines of the Church and Sacraments, Discipleship and Faith -- People od God, Individual Disciple, Jesus Christ as Prophet, Priest, and King.