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Theodicy and the Cross of Christ

Author : Tom Holmén
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0567671879
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (676 download)

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Download or read book Theodicy and the Cross of Christ written by Tom Holmén and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2018-12-13 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The death of Jesus is commonly regarded as the one radically novel perspective from which the problem of suffering is viewed in the New Testament, as opposed to the appropriation of viewpoints present elsewhere in contemporary writings and in the Old Testament. Tom Holmén's focus on the death of Jesus as a source of New Testament theodicy reveals a two-fold reasoning: the lasting relevance of the theme of Jesus' death on the cross and theodicy, and the lack of thorough and sustained New Testament investigations into this theme. Holmén's argument focuses on the changes in the concept of suffering occasioned by the unprecedented sacrifice of Jesus. He explores both the derivative nature of suffering as God's retribution or a test for discipline – in line with the traditions known in the time contemporary to the formation of the New Testament – and the sharp, wholly new contrast of suffering as intercessory in the crucifixion of Christ, Son of God, appearing to the world as 'impossible'. Holmén considers many issues in his discussion, including the context of providence and covenant, and the problem that Jesus' death causes for theodicy. He also examines other perspectives, such as the writings of Paul, and practical considerations of coping with anguish. Taken as a whole, this study provides a fresh examination of the crucifixion's central role for understanding New Testament approaches to suffering.

The Crucifixion

Author : Fleming Rutledge
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0802875343
Total Pages : 695 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (28 download)

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Download or read book The Crucifixion written by Fleming Rutledge and published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. This book was released on 2017-02-09 with total page 695 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Few treatments of the death of Jesus Christ have made a point of accounting for the gruesome, degrading, public manner of his death by crucifixion, a mode of execution so loathsome that the ancient Romans never spoke of it in polite society. Rutledge probes all the various themes and motifs used by the New Testament evangelists and apostolic writers to explain the meaning of the cross of Christ. She shows how each of the biblical themes contributes to the whole, with the Christus Victor motif and the concept of substitution sharing pride of place along with Irenaeus's recapitulation model.

Evil and the Cross

Author : Henri Blocher
Publisher : Kregel Academic
ISBN 13 : 9780825420764
Total Pages : 162 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (27 download)

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Download or read book Evil and the Cross written by Henri Blocher and published by Kregel Academic. This book was released on 2004 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A world renowned author and scholar grapples with the problem of evil in a world supposedly ruled by a God who is all-loving and all-powerful.

Raging with Compassion

Author : John Swinton
Publisher : SCM Press
ISBN 13 : 0334056403
Total Pages : 277 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (34 download)

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Download or read book Raging with Compassion written by John Swinton and published by SCM Press. This book was released on 2017-10-30 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In "Raging with Compassion", Michael Ramsey prize-winning author John Swinton argues for a practical theodicy, one embodied in the life and practices of the Christian community. This practicality does not seek to provide an explanation for the existence of evil, but rather presents ways in which evil and suffering can be resisted and transformed. This, he insists, will enable Christians to live faithfully with unanswered questions as they await God's redemption of the whole creation. Swinton explores essential practices of redemption - lament, forgiveness, thoughtfulness, hospitality, and friendship - drawing out their implications for the faithful resistance of evil. Enhanced by case studies from current events and by Swinton's own experience as a pastor and mental health nurse, "Raging with Compassion" seeks to inspire fresh Christian responses and modes of practice in our broken, fallen world.

The Justification of God

Author : Peter Taylor Forsyth
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (6 download)

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Download or read book The Justification of God written by Peter Taylor Forsyth and published by . This book was released on 1916 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Theodicy and the Cross of Christ

Author : Tom Holmén
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0567684822
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (676 download)

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Pathways in Theodicy

Author : Mark S. M. Scott
Publisher : Fortress Press
ISBN 13 : 1451469802
Total Pages : 239 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (514 download)

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Download or read book Pathways in Theodicy written by Mark S. M. Scott and published by Fortress Press. This book was released on 2015-05-01 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why does God permit evil and suffering? This question, known as the problem of evil in theological and philosophical circles, has perennially vexed Christian theology. Academic studies on the problem of evil, however, have failed to move the conversation forward in recent years. In this volume, designed for students and scholars alike, Mark S. M. Scott traces the major models and motifs in Christian explanations for evil (called theodicies) and argues for a thorough rethinking of the problem of evil and theodicy based on distinctly Christian theological criteria and resources.

Theodicy and Eschatology

Author : Bruce Barber
Publisher : ATF Press
ISBN 13 : 9781920691226
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (912 download)

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Download or read book Theodicy and Eschatology written by Bruce Barber and published by ATF Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of essays examine two pressing issues in theology - . One is theodicy, that is a blief that in a just God in the face of evil and suffering in our world. The other is the issue of Eschatology, a belief in the fulfilment of Jesus'; saving mission, experienced as God's healing of humanity afflicted by suffering and evil.

Theology and the Problem of Evil

Author : Kenneth Surin
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1725212692
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (252 download)

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Download or read book Theology and the Problem of Evil written by Kenneth Surin and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2004-10-29 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the most profound problems that theologians are called on to address is the presence of evil and suffering in the world, and how this can be reconciled with the assertion of an omnipotent and morally perfect God. This book begins by showing how the problem of evil has been inextricably bound up with the problematic deity created by the philosophical theism of the Enlightenment and perpetuated ever since, demonstrating how contemporary theodicists have failed to perceive the historical and cultural determinants which affect their theorizing. Dr. Surin argues that thinking on the problem of evil consists of two fundamental perspectives. He labels these the theoretical and the practical approaches and examines the work of a number of theologians who typify each. Alvin Plantinga, Richard Swinburne, the process theologians, and John Hick exemplify the theoretical approach; Dorothee Soelle, Jurgen Moltmann, and P. T. Forsyth the practical. He uses the views of Dostoevsky's character Ivan Karamazov and the protagonists in Elie Wiesel's writing as a paradigm for evaluating the two approaches, and concludes that only the practical approach has the merit of both rooting itself in the realities of human suffering, and grounding itself in the fundamental rule of what he calls an adequate grammar of salvation, namely that God justifies himself by justifying sinners on the cross. Finally, Dr. Surin explores this grammar of the notion of an incarnate salvation with particular reference to the need for a messianic and practical solidarity with those who are afflicted. This thought-provoking book will serve both as an introduction to those new to the ideas of theodicy, and as a stimulating essay for those dissatisfied with conventional studies of theology and the problem of evil.

Divine Action

Author : Keith Ward
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 9780005992050
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (92 download)

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Download or read book Divine Action written by Keith Ward and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 1990 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The End For Which God Created the World

Author : Jonathan Edwards
Publisher : Ravenio Books
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 64 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book The End For Which God Created the World written by Jonathan Edwards and published by Ravenio Books. This book was released on 2015-06-29 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This classic is organized as follows: Introduction Containing Explanations of Terms and General Positions Chapter I. Wherein Is Considered, What Reason Teaches Concerning This Affair. Section I. Some things observed in general, which reason dictates Section II. Some further observations concerning those things which reason leads us to suppose God aimed at in the creation of the world Section III. Wherein it is considered how, on the supposition of God’s making the aforementioned things his last end, he manifests a supreme and ultimate regard to himself in all his works Section IV. Some objections considered, which may be made against the reasonableness of what has been said of God making himself his last end. Chapter II. Wherein If It Is Inquired, What Is To Be Learned From Holy Scriptures, Concerning God’s Last End In The Creation Of The World Section I. The Scriptures represent God as making himself his own last end in the creation of the world Section II. Wherein some positions are advanced concerning a just method of arguing in this affair, from what we find in the Holy Scriptures Section III. Particular texts of Scripture, that show that God’s glory is an ultimate end of the creation Section IV. Places of Scripture that lead us to suppose, that God created the world for his name, to make his perfections known; and that he made it for his praise. Section V. Places of Scripture from whence it may be argued, that communication of good to the creature, was one thing which God had in view, as an ultimate end of the creation of the world. Section VI. Wherein is considered what is meant by the glory of God and the name of God in Scripture, when spoken of as God’s end in his works Section VII. Showing that the ultimate End of the Creation of the World is but one, and what that one end is.

The Wonder of the Cross

Author : Richard A. Shenk
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1610978692
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (19 download)

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Download or read book The Wonder of the Cross written by Richard A. Shenk and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2013-05-08 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When considering and confronting the problem of evil, we may be asking the wrong question: Why is there evil in the world if God is good and powerful? It may be wrong because it smuggles in an unbiblical premise: God can and should use his coercive power to relieve suffering since he is both good and able. But what if coercive power does not work to accomplish God's goals? This book is an investigation into the possibility that the noncoercive power of the Cross must be at the center of this issue, and that the Cross could reform this question. We could ask, instead, How is God destroying evil and suffering--and why is he taking so long? The answer to this reframed question might be: He is using evil and suffering to destroy evil and suffering for His People; this is how long it takes. While not a "solution" to the problem of evil, could this help us learn to delight in God in a world in which evil and suffering seem at times so relentless?

The Theodicy of Peter Taylor Forsyth

Author : Theng Huat Leow
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 160899435X
Total Pages : 286 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (89 download)

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Download or read book The Theodicy of Peter Taylor Forsyth written by Theng Huat Leow and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2011-11-08 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The theodicy of the remarkable Scottish Congregationalist theologian Peter Taylor Forsyth has long been recognized as a vital and significant contribution to twentieth-century theology. Up until now, however, there has not been a substantial full-length treatment of Forsyth's work on the problem of evil. The Theodicy of Peter Taylor Forsyth fills this lacuna by setting out, in a fairly systematic and comprehensive manner, Forsyth's justification of God in the face of evil. In so doing, it also illuminates several other related areas of his thought, such as his epistemology and Christology, as well as his understanding of sin, the atonement, providence, divine passibility, human origins, and the God-world relationship. Bringing Forsyth's approach to the subject into conversation with other prominent thinkers like Leibniz, Dostoyevsky, Camus, Moltmann, Hick, Bauckham, and Fiddes, this book also suggests ways in which Forsyth's justification of God contributes to the current state of Christian theodicy. It highlights Forsyth's ability to integrate insights from different approaches, even those that have hitherto generally been considered diametrically opposed notions. Forsyth's theodicy therefore presents an integrative approach to the topic, with every theme flowing from and returning to a clear center: the cross of Christ. As the book also makes clear, Forsyth considers theodicy to be an immensely practical discipline, with significant implications for human life. In every sense, therefore, it constitutesa "crucial" justification of the ways of God to humanity.

Theodicy in the World of the Bible

Author : Antii Laato
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9047402626
Total Pages : 884 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (474 download)

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Download or read book Theodicy in the World of the Bible written by Antii Laato and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2021-11-08 with total page 884 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is it justice when deities allow righteous human beings to suffer? This question has occupied the minds of theologians and philosophers for many centuries and is still hotly disputed. All kinds of argument have been developed to exonerate the 'good God' of any guilt in this respect. Since Leibniz it has become customary to describe such attempts as 'theodicy', the justification of God. In modern philosophical debate this use of 'theodicy' has been questioned. However, this volume shows that it is still a workable term for a concept that originated much earlier than is commonly realised. Experts from many disciplines follow the emergence of the theodicy problem from ancient Near Eastern texts of the second millennium BCE through biblical literature, from both Old and New Testament, intertestamental writings including Qumran, Philo Judaeus and rabbinic Judaism.

Suffering and Evil in Early Christian Thought (Holy Cross Studies in Patristic Theology and History)

Author : Nonna Verna Harrison
Publisher : Baker Academic
ISBN 13 : 1493405802
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (934 download)

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Download or read book Suffering and Evil in Early Christian Thought (Holy Cross Studies in Patristic Theology and History) written by Nonna Verna Harrison and published by Baker Academic. This book was released on 2016-11-15 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Distinguished Scholars Explore Early Christian Views on the Problem of Evil What did the early church teach about the problem of suffering and evil in the world? In this volume, distinguished historians and theologians explore a range of ancient Christian responses to this perennial problem. The ecumenical team of contributors includes John Behr, Gary Anderson, Brian Daley, and Bishop Kallistos Ware, among others. This is the fourth volume in Holy Cross Studies in Patristic Theology and History, a partnership between Baker Academic and the Pappas Patristic Institute of Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology. The series is a deliberate outreach by the Orthodox community to Protestant and Catholic seminarians, pastors, and theologians.

Evil, Anger, and God

Author : Milton Crum
Publisher : Milton Crum
ISBN 13 : 9781595942425
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (424 download)

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Download or read book Evil, Anger, and God written by Milton Crum and published by Milton Crum. This book was released on 2008-05 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Evil in Scripture denotes both suffering and behavior that causes it. Anger often follows suffering. Anger at people is condemned, but anger at God is accepted because biblical faith portrays God as inflicting evil. This faith calls for an understanding of language about God acting and a biblical theodicy revealing God's goodness; both are provided. Portrayals of God as inflicting evil do not deny that, factually, humans inflict it, so the witness about human sin is included. Final chapters offer biblical deliverances from evil.

A More Christlike God

Author : Bradley Jersak
Publisher : Plain Truth Ministries
ISBN 13 : 1889973173
Total Pages : 330 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (899 download)

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Download or read book A More Christlike God written by Bradley Jersak and published by Plain Truth Ministries. This book was released on 2015-09-01 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether our notions of ‘god’ are personal projections or inherited traditions, author and theologian Brad Jersak proposes a radical reassessment, arguing for A More Christlike God: a More Beautiful Gospel. If Christ is “the image of the invisible God, the radiance of God’s glory and exact representation of God’s likeness,” what if we conceived of God as completely Christlike—the perfect Incarnation of self-giving, radically forgiving, co-suffering love? What if God has always been and forever will be ‘cruciform’ (cross-shaped) in his character and actions? A More Christlike God suggests that such a God would be very good news indeed—a God who Jesus “unwrathed” from dead religion, a Love that is always toward us, and a Grace that pours into this suffering world through willing, human partners.