Dogmatic Theology, Vol. 1: Introduction
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Overview
Volume One of Hall’s 10-volume Dogmatic Theology begins his treatment of the entire range of Christian doctrine. He devotes significant attention to the task of devising a systematic theology, since devising a structure of theology is itself a profound act of theological reflection. Hall also summarizes the history of theological literature by outlining the long tradition of theological inquiry—the key thinkers and events which have shaped the faith we have inherited.
This volume also defines the parameters of Hall’s theological project and serves as an introduction to his method. In particular, Hall writes at length about sources of knowledge, including the relationship between theology and the liberal arts, between theology and science, and between theology and reason. Hall’s introduction to Dogmatic Theology contained in this volume fills a particular gap in Anglican theology and grounds the remainder of Hall’s theological enterprise.
- Title: Dogmatic Theology, Vol. 1: Introduction
- Author: Francis Joseph Hall
- Series: Francis J. Hall Theology Collection
- Publisher: Longmans, Green, & Co.
- Publication Date: 1907
- Pages: 273
Francis Joseph Hall was a prominent Episcopal theologian in America during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. He was born in 1857 in Ashtabula, Ohio, and graduated from Racine College in 1882. He was ordained in 1886 and became professor of dogmatic theology at Western Seminary in Chicago, where he remained until 1913. Hall died in 1933.