Michael Horton Covenant Theology Collection (4 vols.)

by Michael Horton

Publisher:

Westminster John Knox

, 2002–2008

Overview

Operating from the conviction that the content of theology should shape and determine the method for doing theology, Michael S. Horton proposes a redemptive-historical method, an analogical mode, a dramatic model, and the covenant context for reintegrating the discipline of theology. Drawing on the metaphor of performance, Horton brings together theory and praxis. He dialogues constructively with Protestant scholasticism as well as with contemporary speech-act theory, hermeneutics, and postmodern thought, ultimately providing scholars and students with a significant proposal for integrating biblical and systematic theology.

Key Features

• Explores traditional topics in the light of the covenantal motif
• Highlights the connection between union with Christ and the communion of saints
• Integrates theological method with the content of Christian theology

Product Details

• Title: Michael Horton Covenant Theology Collection (4 vols.)
• Author: Michael S. Horton
• Publisher: Westminster John Knox
• Volumes: 4
• Pages: 1,328
• Resource Type: Systematic Theology
• Topic: Reformed Theology

Covenant and Eschatology: The Divine Drama

• Author: Michael Horton
• Publisher: Westminster John Knox
• Publication Date: 2002
• Pages: 360

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In this innovative work in theological method and hermeneutics, Michael S. Horton uses the motif of the covenant as a way of binding together God’s “word” and God’s “act.” Seeking an integration of theological method with the content of Christian theology, Horton emphasizes God’s covenant as God’s way of working for redemption in the world. Horton maintains a substantial dialogue with important philosophical figures and Christian theologians, ultimately providing scholars and serious students a significant model for approaching and understanding Christian theology.

Only truly fresh voices can keep theology from talking to itself in a sttilti􀁮·ing monologue, and in this intellectually open, sympathetically critical, and broadly well-informed book, Horton introduces a genuinely fresh Yoice,

—DaYicl H. Kelsey, Luther A. Weigle Professor or Theology, Yale University Divinity School

Covenant and Salvation: Union with Christ

• Author: Michael Horton
• Publisher: Westminster John Knox
• Publication Date: 2007
• Pages: 336

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Following Covenant and Eschatology and Lord and Servant, this concluding volume of a four-part series examines Christian salvation from the perspective of covenant theology. In Covenant and Salvation, Michael Horton surveys law and gospel, union with Christ, and justification and theosis, conversing with both classical and contemporary viewpoints.

With his covenantal account of union with Christ, Horton cuts through the false dichotomy between forensic and participatory accounts of salvation. In its place, Horton forges a stunning synthesis of biblical, historical, and systematic argumentation that puts the Reformed tradition in conversation with prominent voices in Radical Orthodoxy, Eastern Orthodoxy, and the New Perspective on Paul. This weighty work has broad ecumenical implications for some of today’s most pressing theological issues,

—J. Todd Billings, Assistant Professor of Reformed Theology, Western Theological Seminary

Lord and Servant: A Covenant Christology

• Author: Michael Horton
• Publisher: Westminster John Knox
• Publication Date: 2005
• Pages: 296

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Building on Covenant and Eschatology: The Divine Drama, this volume is part two of a three-part project surveying essential topics of Christian theology through the lens of covenant. In Lord and Servant: A Covenant Christology, Michael Horton explores the topics that are generally grouped under the doctrines of God, humanity, and Christology. Rather than attempt a general systematic theology, Horton revisits these topics at the places where covenant and eschatology offer the most promising insight and where there is the most contemporary interest and debate.

Impressively, Horton uses the covenantal perspective to bring a vast array of ancient, modern, and contemporary theological voices intofruitful conversation. Lord and Servant, therefore, would be of interest to theologians, historians, and pastors of all stripes.

—Todd V. Cioffi, Princeton Theological Seminary

People and Place: A Covenant Ecclesiology

• Author: Michael Horton
• Publisher: Westminster John Knox
• Publication Date: 2008
• Pages: 336

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In this final volume of a four-volume series, Michael Horton explores the origin, mission, and destiny of the church through the lens of covenantal theology. Arguing that the history of Israel and the covenant of grace provide the proper context for New Testament ecclesiology, Horton then shows how the church is constituted through the ascension of Christ, the Pentecost, and the Parousia and how it continues to live by the Word and sacraments. Horton’s goal is to demonstrate the potential of a covenantal model for integrating the themes of the church as people and as place, with an urgent concern for contemporary practice.

About Michael S. Horton

Michael S. Horton is J. Gresham Machen Professor of Theology and Apologetics at Westminster Seminary California in Escondido, California. He is the author of a number of books, including Covenant and Eschatology, Lord and Servant, and Covenant and Salvation