Biblical Authority after Babel – Retrieving the Solas in the Spirit of Mere Protestant Christianity

Kevin J. Vanhoozer (PhD, University of Cambridge), one of the world's top theologians, is research professor of systematic theology at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois. He previously taught at Wheaton College and the University of Edinburgh. He is the author, coauthor, or editor of numerous books, including The Pastor as Public Theologian, Everyday Theology, The Drama of Doctrine, Is There a Meaning in This Text?, and the award-winning Dictionary for Theological Interpretation of the Bible.

• ContentsIntroduction: Should the Church Repent or Retrieve the Reformation? Secularism, Skepticism, and Schism--Oh My!"By Their Fruits Ye Shall Know Them": Assessing a RevolutionNarrating the Story of ProtestantismRepenting the (Unintended) Iniquities of Our Reformation FathersFine-Tuning the Problem; Deepening the DilemmaAlways Retrieving? "Ressourcing" the Debate about Interpretive AuthorityWhy Mere Protestant Christianity Matters1. Grace Alone: The Mere Protestant Ontology, Economy, and Teleology of the GospelSola Gratia: What the Reformers MeantNature and/or Grace: Other ViewsTriune Ontology and the Economy of SalvationSola Gratia for Bible, Church, and Interpretive Authority2. Faith Alone: The Mere Protestant Principle of AuthoritySola Fide: What the Reformers MeantFaith and/or Criticism: Other ViewsThe Principle of AuthoritySola Fide for Bible, Church, and Interpretive Authority3. Scripture Alone: The Mere Protestant Pattern of Interpretive AuthoritySola Scriptura: What the Reformers MeantScripture and/or Tradition: Other ViewsThe Pattern of AuthoritySola Scriptura for Bible, Church, and Interpretive Authority4. In Christ Alone: The Royal Priesthood of All BelieversSolus Christus: What the Reformers MeantChristology and Ecclesiology: Other ViewsThe Royal PriesthoodSolus Christus for Bible, Church, and Interpretive Authority5. For the Glory of God Alone: The Wealth of Holy NationsSoli Deo Gloria: The Lord's Supper as a Test of Christian UnityChurch Unity: Other ViewsCommunion in the Church (and between Churches)Soli Deo Gloria for Bible, Church, and Interpretive AuthorityConclusion: From Catholic Protestantism to Protestant Evangelicalism"And in the Morning, It Was Leah!"Protestant Evangelicalism: A Marriage Made in Heaven?After Babel, Pentecost: The Households of God and the Spirit of Mere Protestant ChristianityThe Gospel Alone: The Solas in the Pattern of Protestant Evangelical Interpretive AuthorityIndexes