The theology of the Christian life in J. I. Packer's thought : theological anthropology, theological method, and the doctrine of sanctification / Don J. Payne.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [281]-314) and index.

1. Introduction -- J.I. Packer and American evangelicalism -- The writings of J.I. Packer -- Definitions -- Theological anthropology -- Theological method -- Piety -- 2. J.I. Packer's evangelical context -- Evangelicalism -- Definition -- Development -- English Puritanism and the Westminster Assembly -- Eighteenth -- and nineteenth-century evangelicalism -- Twentieth-century evangelicalism -- Intellectual features -- Scholasticism -- Common sense realism and the Princeton Theology -- American evangelicalism as a context for J.I. Packer -- 3. J.I. Packer's personal and theological development -- The early years -- Christian conversion and theological formation -- The Oxford Inter-Collegiate Christian Union -- Puritanism -- John Owen -- Richard Baxter -- John Charles Ryle -- David Martyn Lloyd-Jones -- Princeton Theology -- Formal education -- Contributions -- The Anglican Church -- Regent College -- 4. The nature of piety -- The place of piety in Packer's thought -- Piety in Packer's theological structure -- The profile of piety -- In relation to the character of God -- In relation to the law of God and scripture -- In relation to soteriology -- Predestination and election -- Atonement -- Original and indwelling sin -- In relation to the image of God in Jesus Christ -- 5. The means of piety -- Divine activity -- The Holy Spirit -- Grace -- Human responsibility -- Faith -- Repentance -- Mortification and vivication -- Endurance -- 6. The experience of piety -- Progress through struggle -- Renewed motivation -- Engagement with creation -- Hope -- 7. Theological anthropology -- The Imago Dei in historical perspective -- The Imago Dei in J.I. Packer's theology -- The Imago Dei as responsive righteousness -- The Imago Dei as rational, relational, and representational -- Implications of the structural and material Imago Dei -- Conscience -- The law of God and scripture -- Experiential phenomena -- Christological anthropology in J.I. Packer's theology -- Incarnation -- Kenosis -- 8. Theological method -- Development -- Characteristics -- Assumptions -- The authority and inerrancy of the Bible -- The analogy of faith as rational coherence -- The covenantal framework of the Bible -- The canonical character of the Bible -- The Christological focus of the Bible -- The nature of hermeneutics -- The relationship of interpretation and application -- The role of the Holy Spirit -- The nature of theology -- 9. Conclusion.