Outline: There has been a remarkable resurgence of interest in the Trinity over the last fifty yearsd is among both laypeople and theologians. But if God is Father, Son, and Spirit, what does it meaning for us to be made in God's image? And what does the rich, fascinating doctrine of the Trinity have to do with our everyday lives? In this book, the author addresses these questions, asserting…
Outline: In his day, John Wesley offered Important insights on how to obtain knowledge of God, insights readily bear fruit in our own times. As premiere Wesleyan scholar the author shows, Wesley's most famous spiritual experience is rife with philosophical significance and implications. Throughout, the author brings Wesley's works into fruithful conversation with some of the most important wo…
Outline: Theologian Harry Lee Poe and chemist Jimmy H. Davis begin by exploring together how the God of the Bible and the physical universe interact. They then turn to explore the question. What kind of universe do we live in? In particular they identify many ways that the universe, including human history itself, is constituted to allow for divine interaction with it.
Outline: This book explores the interplay between chance and providence in the monotheistic religious traditions, looking at how their interaction has been conceptualized as our understanding of the workings of nature has changed. This lively historical conversation has generated intense ongoing theological debates, and provocative response from science: what are we to make of the history of o…
Outline: The author shows us that, far from a theological puzzle reserved for professional theologians, the trinitarian name of God leads every believer into the very substance and nature of God. Here we encounter the divine self-communicating love, eternally generated by Father, Son and Spirit. It is "God's self-interpretation offered in sacrificial love for our salvation." The whole tapest…
Outline: Yale University religion scholar the author - widely known for the much-publicized course on faith and globalization he coteaches with Tony Blair - places this question at the root of the twenty-first century's most sensitive, and critical, geopolitical concerns. The author reveals how the prevalent belief that these traditions worship different gods is directly linked to increased h…
Outline: This book provides primarily a provocative collection of readings which introduce students and researches to contemporary thought and how it could affect tomorrow's theology. A further section offers examples of the work currently being done in theology and ethics which engages with contemporary critical theory. The material in this section treats some of the major themes of this new …
Outline: The Theology in Community series assembles teams of scholars to explore key theological themes and apply them to contemporary concerns. Each volume approaches a topic from the vantage points of the Old and New Testaments, and historical, systematic, and practical theology. The books draw upon a variety of contributors to craft a unified ad accessible message. They aim to help pastors, …
Outline: In this stimulating study, the author examines Jeremiah's use of word language; the prophet's formation as an embodiment of the Word of God; his covenant preaching ad the crisis it precipitates concerning the recognition of true prophecy; and, in the 'oracles of hope', how the power of the Word of God is finally made manifest. The author, then brings this reading of Jeremiah to bear on…
Outline: Safeguarding the distinction between God and world has always been a basic interest of negative theology. But sometimes it has overemphasized divine transcendence in a way that made it difficult to account for the sense of God's present activity and experienced actuality. Deconstuctivist criticisms of the Western metaphysics of presence have made this even more difficult to conceive. O…
Overview: In this theologically informed and philosophically nuanced introduction to the study of probability and chance, Vern Poythress argues that all events - including the seemingly random or accidental - fall under God's watchful gaze as part of his eternal plan. Comprehensive in its scope, this book lays the theistic foundation of our scientific assumptions about the world while addressi…
Pemerintahan Allah (basileia tou theou)! Demikianlah inti berita yang Yesus ajarkan dan perjuangkan dalam hidup-Nya. Dalam buku ini, Choan-Seng Song seorang teolog besar Asia dengan kajian teologi kontekstual yang kritis dan kreatif mengajak orang Kristen untuk memusatkan perhatian, memahami, dan menjadi bagian dari pemerintahan Allah yang berpihak pada masyarakat yang terpinggirkan. Penulis me…
Part 1: Paul and his world
Part 2: The mindset of the apostle
This highly anticipated two-book fourth volume in N. T. Wright's magisterial series, Christian Origins and the Question of God, is destined to become the standard reference point on the subject for all serious students of the Bible and theology. The mature summation of a lifetime's study, this landmark book pays a rich tribute to…
Part 3: Paul's theology
Part 4: Paul in history
This highly anticipated two-book fourth volume in N. T. Wright's magisterial series, Christian Origins and the Question of God, is destined to become the standard reference point on the subject for all serious students of the Bible and theology. The mature summation of a lifetime's study, this landmark book pays a rich tribute to the breadth…
'The Word of God' is a multi-faceted concept. God speaks but Word is one of Jesus's names. God's personal communications take other forms, through prophets, apostles, and the written Word. Frame investigates them all.--From publisher description.
With major themes like "the knowledge of good and evil" "knowing that YHWH is your God" knowing that Jesus is the Christ, and the goal of developing Israel into a "wise and discerning people" Scripture clearly stresses human knowledge and the consequences of error. We too long for confidence in our understanding, the assurance that our most basic knowledge is not ultimately incorrect. Biblical …