OUTLINES of Doctrinal Theology by A. L. GRAEBNER
Category: 1 OUTLINES IN DOCTRINAL THEOLOGY
About the Author
ABOUT THE AUTHOR August Lawrence Graebner was born on July 10, 1849, in Frankentrost, Michigan. His father, John Henry Philip Graebner, had emigrated from Franconia in Germany (now northern Bavaria) in 1847 to help establish, under the direction of Johannes …
Preface to the 1898 Edition
PREFACE TO THE 1898 EDITION These Outlines of Doctrinal Theology were not originally intended for publication. They were prepared for the students of Concordia Seminary, to be used as a compend for the English lectures on Dogmatic Theology. To avoid …
Preface to the 2006 Edition
PREFACE TO THE 2006 EDITION It was by God’s gracious providence that Dr. C. F. W. Walther and the Saxons of Perry County, Missouri, found likeminded Lutheran pastors and their flocks in other states who had migrated to America from …
1 – PROLEGOMENA – Definition of Theology
PROLEGOMENA DEFINITIONS OF THEOLOGY § 1. Theology is a practical habitude of the mind comprising the knowledge and acceptance of divine truth together with an aptitude to instruct others towards such knowledge and acceptance and to defend such truth against …
2 – Theology Divisions
THEOLOGY DIVISIONS § 2. Theology may be viewed as doctrinal, exegetical, historical, and practical Theology.
3 – Doctrinal Theology
DOCTRINAL THEOLOGY § 3. Theology is Doctrinal Theology inasmuch as it comprises the knowledge and acceptance of the doctrines of divine revelation and the aptitude to exhibit and substantiate such doctrines in themselves and in their proper relations to each …
4 – Exegetical Theology
EXEGETICAL THEOLOGY § 4. Theology is Exegetical Theology inasmuch as it comprises the aptitude to find and expound the true sense of the divinely inspired writings, the Old and the New Testaments, whence all theological truths must be derived as …
5 – Historical Theology
HISTORICAL THEOLOGY § 5. Theology is Historical Theology as it comprises the knowledge and theological discernment of the rise, progress, and preservation of the Christian Church and of its institutions, and an aptitude to utilize such knowledge in the promulgation, …
6 – Practical Theology
PRACTICAL THEOLOGY § 6. Theology is Practical Theology as it comprises the knowledge of the proper functions of a minister of the Christian Church and of their underlying principles, together with an aptitude to perform such functions in accordance with …