Wyniki wyszukiwania:

This book examines the doctrines of election and atonement in Karl Barths Church Dogmatics, taking up Barths own challenge to his reader to surpass his argument and offer a better typological interpretation of the cultic texts. Barths radical re-working of Calvins doctrine of election is one of the most important developments in twentieth-century theology. Christ synthesizes for Barth a particular dialectic: the binary structure of Gods Yes of election and Gods No of rejection. The books central question--how can Jesus simultaneously be both the elected and the rejected (CD II/2), acting as...

This Very Short Introduction provides both the believer and non-believer with a balanced survey of the central questions of theology. David Ford's approach draws us in to considering the principles underlying religious belief, including the centrality of salvation to most major religions, the concept of God in ancient, modern, and postmodern contexts, the challenge posed to theology by prayer and worship, and the issue of sin and evil. He also probes the nature of experience, knowledge, and wisdom in theology, and discusses what is involved in interpreting theological texts....