DOGMATIC THEOLOGY

DOGMATIC THEOLOGY
By the Rev. Dr. FRANCIS J. HALL, D.D.,
Professor of Dogmatic Theology in the Western Theological Seminary, Chicago, Illinois.

THE LONG DESIRED ANGLICAN SUMMA OF DOCTRINE 1912

A series of ten volumes in DOGMATIC THEOLOGY, designed to constitute a connected treatment of the entire range of Catholic Doctrine.

I. INTRODUCTION (published in 1907).
II. AUTHORITY, ECCLESIASTICAL AND BIBLICAL (published in 1908).
III. THE BEING AND ATTRIBUTES OF GOD (published in 1909).
IV. THE TRINITY (published in 1910).
V. CREATION AND MAN.
VI. THE INCARNATION .
VII. THE REDEMPTION AND EXALTATION OF CHRIST.
VIII. THE CHURCH AND HER SACRAMENTS.
IX. THE MINOR SACRAMENTS.
X. ESCHATOLOGY AND INDEXES.

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HALL'S DOGMATIC THEOLOGY
Occupying a point of view which is Anglican and Catholic, the writer joyfully recognizes the value of modern advances in knowledge and thought, and seeks to coordinate the new with the old. Convinced that the ancient Catholic Faith cannot be imperilled by Truth from any quarter, he also believes that it needs to be exhibited in the terms of modern intelligence, if theology is to retain its place as the queen of sciences.

The volumes which have thus far been published have secured a favorable and encouraging reception on both sides of the Atlantic. The learning, skill in argument and clearness of exposition shown in the work; the author's success in translating ancient doctrines into modern terms, and his sympathetic understanding of new knowledge and contemporary thought, have been acknowledged by reviewers of every type—Roman Catholic, Anglican, and Protestant alike;—and his reverent adherence to Catholic doctrine has also been noticed. The following brief extracts are selected from a considerable number of generally favorable reviews.


A 1912 REVIEW OF

Volume I. (Now in pdf format)
INTRODUCTION Pp. xlii-273.

JOURNAL OF THEOLOGICAL STUDIES, Oxford and Cambridge: "The author's learning and wide reading are as conspicuous throughout the book as is his fidelity to the point of view .... "

CHURCH UNION GAZETTE, London: ... "is a comparatively small book into which an immense amount of valuable fact and criticism has been compressed ... there breathes a spirit of large-mindedness, a refusal to be confined within any groove of prejudice."

CHURCH TIMES, London: "This admirable treatise should be found very useful on both sides of the Atlantic .... The book reaches a high level of excellence."

THE LIVING CHURCH, Milwaukee: "It exhibits the qualities which previous books have led us to expect from Dr. Hall, the severely restrained language, the careful accuracy of statement, the equitable judgement, and the background of knowledge .... When completed, the series wi1l undoubtedly be a monumental addition to Anglican and indeed to Catholic Theology. It may, indeed, in time be recognized as holding such a place in Anglican theology as is held by the Summa of Thomas Aquinas in the Latin communion."

CHURCH STANDARD, Philadelphia: "Dr. Hall is not Latin. He is Catholic, to be sure, very much so, but in the true Anglican spirit he continues to bring the modern into his Catholicity, and give us a modern while he is giving a Catholic theology."

EXPOSITORY TIMES: After referring to the writer's briefer outlines, "the fuller scope of the new volume reveals a new writer, a writer with a very extensive knowledge of the literature of his subject, to which he makes continual reference, and one who has manifestly mastered its literature and made his subject a real personal possession."

SCOTTISH CHRONICLE: "Its earnestness and learning are admirable."

IRISH THEOLOGICAL QUARTERLY, Dublin: "Dr. Hall is eminently qualified for the task he has undertaken .... Not the least of Dr. Hall's qualifications as a theologian is his extensive acquaintance with our Catholic authors ... his style may be commended as a model of theological writing in English; it is clear; concise, direct, dignified, and elegant."

PAX, England: "That Dr. Hall possesses the necessary qualifications for the task will be apparent to those who know his theological monographs and his book on The Kenotic Theory; and this volume promises well for the success of his undertaking. "

[NOTE: Vol. I. Introduction, Vol. V. Creation and Man, Vol. VI. The Incarnation, and Vol. X. Eschatology: Indexes will be transcribed to pdf format for Korean clergy, seminarians and others if interested.]