Renewal Theology
featuring the works of theologian J. Rodman Williams

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A Theological Pilgrimage

• Preface and Personal Testimony
• 1. Renewal in the Spirit
• 2. A New Era in History
• 3.The Upsurge of Pentecostalism
• 4. The Person & Work of the Spirit
• 5. Baptism in the Holy Spirit
• 6. The Missing Dimension
• 7. The Charismatic Movement & Reformed Theology
• 8. God's Mighty Acts
• 9. Why Speak in Tongues?
• 10. The Holy Spirit & Eschatology
• 11. A Pentecostal Theology
• 12.The Greater Gifts
• 13. Biblical Truth & Experience
• 14. Theological Perspectives of the Pentecostal/Charismatic Movement
• 15. The Gifts of the Holy Spirit and Their Application to the Contemporary Church
• 16. The Engagement of the Holy Spirit
• Abbreviations
• Bibliography
• Conclusion

The Gift of the Holy Spirit Today

• 1. Background
• 2. Dimensions
• 3. Response
• 4. Purpose
• 5. Reception
• 6. Means
• 7. Context
• 8. Effects

Ten Teachings

• 1. God
• 2. Creation
• 3. Sin
• 4. Jesus Christ
• 5. Salvation
• 6.The Holy Spirit
• 7. Sanctification
• 8. The Church
• 9. The Kingdom
• 10. Life Everlasting

The Pentecostal Reality

• Preface
• 1. The Pentecostal Reality
• 2. The Event of the Spirit
• 3. Pentecostal Spirituality
• 4. The Holy Spirit & Evangelism
• 5. The Holy Trinity

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Prophecy by the Book

• 1. Introduction: The Return of Christ
• 2. Procedure in Studying Prophecy
• 3.The New Testament Understanding of Old Testament Prophecy
• 4. Israel in Prophecy
• 5. The Fulfillment of Prophecy
• 6. Tribulation
• 7. The Battle of Armageddon
• 8. The Contemporary Scene

Scripture: God's Written Word

• 1. Background
• 2. Evidence of Scripture as God's Written Word
• 3. The Purpose of Scripture
• 4. The Mode of Writing
• 5. The Inspiration of Scripture
• 6. The Character of the Inspired Text
• 7. Understanding Scripture

The Holy Spirit in the Early Church

• A Study of the Apostolic Fathers and on through the Church Councils of Fourth and Fifth Centuries

Other Writings

• Published Works
• Letters

Complete List of Other published Books and Articles

Books

• The Era of the Spirit (Plainfield, NJ: Logos, 1971).

• Contemporary Existentialism and Christian Faith (Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1965).

• The Ten Commandments (1959)

Articles

• "A Fellowship of Confessors," Union Seminary Quarterly Review (March 1949), pp. 4, 40-43.

• "A Theological Critique of Some Contemporary Trends in Worship," Austin Seminary Bulletin (June 1960), pp. 48-57.

• "Christian Faith and Contemporary Existentialism," Austin Seminary Bulletin (September 1961), pp. 1-25.

• "The Covenant in Reformed Theology," Austin Seminary Bulletin (March 1963), pp. 24-38.

• "Can Protestants and Roman Catholics Get Together?" Presbyterian Survey (October 1963), pp. 10-13.

• "The Concerns of Frankfurt," Austin Seminary Bulletin (November 1964), pp.5-15.

• "Theology in Transition and the 'Death of God,'" Austin Seminary Bulletin (April 1966), pp. 22-46, and Theology and Life (Fall-Winter 1966), pp. 234-46, 345-54.

• "A New Theological Era," Austin Seminary Bulletin (November 1966), pp. 37-47.

• "The Upsurge of Pentecostalism: Some Presbyterian/Reformed Comment," The Reformed World 31/8 (December 1971), pp. 339-48.

• "The God Encounter," Logos Journal (January-February 1974), pp. 6-8.

• "Pentecostal Spirituality," One in Christ 10/2, 1974, pp. 180-92.

• "Filled with New Wine," New Catholic World (November-December 1974), pp. 281-83.

• "A Profile of the Charismatic Movement," Christianity Today (February 28,1975), pp. 9-13.

• "Pentecostal Theology: A Neo-Pentecostal Viewpoint," in Perspectives on the New Pentecostalism, ed. by R. P. Spittler (Grand Rapids: Baker, 1976), pp. 76-85.

• "In the Holy Spirit: A Theological Brief," in Christian Theology: A Case Study Approach, ed. by R. A. Evans and T. Parker (New York: Harper & Row, 1976), pp. 183-87.

• "The Authority of Scripture and the Charismatic Movement," Logos Journal(May-June 1977), p. 35.

• "Prayer and Worship in Eucharistic and Charismatic Mode," One in Christ 13/1, 1977, pp. 39-42.

• "Why Speak in Tongues," New Covenant (January 1978), pp. 14-16.

• "The Cost of Unity: From a Protestant," Catholic Charismatic (June-July 1979).

• "Angels in Your Life," Christian Life (November 1980), pp. 20-31, 70-77.

• "The Holy Spirit and Eschatology," Pneuma (Fall 1981), pp. 54-58.

• "Charismatic Movement," "Holiness," in Evangelical Dictionary of Theology, ed. by W. A. Elwell (Grand Rapids: Baker, 1984), pp. 205-209, 514-16.

• "Baptism in the Holy Spirit," in Toward a Pentecostal/Charismatic Theology, papers of the 14th Annual Meeting of the Society for Pentecostal Studies (November 1984), pp. 1-31.

• "The Greater Gifts," in Charismatic Experiences in History, ed. by C. M. Robeck (Peabody, MA: Hendrickson), pp. 44-65.

• "A Pentecostal Theology," in The Distinctiveness of Pentecostal/Charismatic Theology, papers of the 15th Annual Meeting of the Society for Pentecostal Studies (November 1985.)

• "Baptism in the Holy Spirit," "James H. Brown," "Laying on of Hands," "Melodyland Christian Center," "Marion Gordon 'Pat' Robertson," and "Ralph A. Wilkerson," in Dictionary of Pentecostal and Charismatic Movements, ed. by S. M. Burgess, G. B. McGee, and P. Alexander (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1988), pp. 40-48, 99, 535-37, 600, 761-62, 885-86.

• "Interpreting Prophetic Timing," Charisma (August 1991), pp. 46-48, 51.

• "The Gifts of the Holy Spirit," Charisma (August 1992), pp. 25-29.

• "Biblical Truth and Experience: A Reply to Charismatic Chaos by John F. MacArthur, Jr," Paraclete 27/3 (Summer 1993), pp. 16-30.

• "What Catholics Should Know about Protestants," Charisma (July 1995), pp. 29-33.

• Should We All Speak in Tongues? ChristianityToday, March 6, 2000.

• Which Miracles Are Real? Christianity Today, May 21, 2001.