Divine teaching : an introduction to Christian theology / Mark A. McIntosh.
2008
230 M152d 2008
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Title
Divine teaching : an introduction to Christian theology / Mark A. McIntosh.
Author
ISBN
9781405102704 (hardcover : alk. paper)
1405102705 (hardcover : alk. paper)
9781405102711 (pbk. : alk. paper)
1405102713 (pbk. : alk. paper)
1405102705 (hardcover : alk. paper)
9781405102711 (pbk. : alk. paper)
1405102713 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Imprint
Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., 2008.
Language
English
Description
xi, 252 p. ; 25 cm.
Call Number
230 M152d 2008
System Control No.
(OCoLC)124538828
(OCoLC)124538828
(OCoLC)124538828
Summary
"This innovative work is an introduction to Christian theology with a difference. Not only does it interpret, with clarity and energy, fundamental Christian beliefs but it also shows how and why these beliefs arose, promoting an understanding of theological reflection that encourages readers to think theologically themselves." "From Irenaeus and Aquinas to Girard, from Augustine to Zizioulas and contemporary feminist thought, Divine Teaching explores the ways in which major thinkers in the Christian tradition have shaped theology through the wide variety of their encounters with God. It makes theological study adventurous and interactive, not necessarily requiring a faith commitment from all, but allowing readers a thoughtful involvement in the subject that takes seriously the Christian vision of God as the ultimate teacher of theology." "Divine Teaching: An Introduction to Christian Theology is an imaginative and lively analysis of the Christian way of thinking, offering vivid and informing insight into the history and practice of Christian theology."--Jacket.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. [241]-247) and index.
Formatted Contents Note
Becoming a theologian
How God makes theologians
Astonishment and theological virtue
Resurrection to Pentecost : where Christian theology begins
But can you study theology without having to believe?
Strange calling : theologians as adventurers, pirates, mystics, and sages
Adventure : continuing conversion of the theologian
Piracy : thinking analogically
Mystical life : interpreting reality in terms of God
Wisdom : thinking by means of God's thoughts
Divine teaching and Christian beliefs
Theology's weakness and wisdom's parting gift
Sacred teaching : the nature and function of Christian beliefs
Visions of the whole : Origen, Aquinas, and Barth
How not to believe : the dangers of fantasy and fanaticism
Theology's search for understanding
Salvation : the foundation of Christian theology
Orientation
Why start with salvation?
Salvation as the basis for Christian theology
Identifying different approaches to the mystery of salvation
Salvation : meeting heaven face to face
Landmarks
Irenaeus : salvation and new creation
Brief interlude : a crucial difficulty in soteriology
Augustine and God's justice
Anselm and the divine order
Pathfinding
On the death of Christ : Orthodox, feminist, and Girardian concerns
Salvation and the Paschal mystery
Divine life : Trinity, incarnation, and the breathing of the Spirit
Orientation
Sheer bliss : why God reveals divine life to be the Trinity
Forgiveness and abundance : origins of trinitarian awareness
The life of the incarnate word and the power of the Spirit
The developing principles of trinitarian theology
Landmarks
Augustine on the mysterious attraction of the Trinity
Karl Barth on the God who loves in freedom
Pathfinding
Questions in trinitarian theology today
The Trinity and mystical participation in God
Creaturely life : a journey towards beatitude
Orientation
Death no longer has dominion : creation's path in the light of Easter
Creation, revelation, sacrament
Human life, ecclesial life, beatitude
Landmarks
Thomas Aquinas on creation : "A representation of the divine wisdom"
Blaise Pascal on human existence
Pathfinding
Two disputed questions
The human calling in creation.
How God makes theologians
Astonishment and theological virtue
Resurrection to Pentecost : where Christian theology begins
But can you study theology without having to believe?
Strange calling : theologians as adventurers, pirates, mystics, and sages
Adventure : continuing conversion of the theologian
Piracy : thinking analogically
Mystical life : interpreting reality in terms of God
Wisdom : thinking by means of God's thoughts
Divine teaching and Christian beliefs
Theology's weakness and wisdom's parting gift
Sacred teaching : the nature and function of Christian beliefs
Visions of the whole : Origen, Aquinas, and Barth
How not to believe : the dangers of fantasy and fanaticism
Theology's search for understanding
Salvation : the foundation of Christian theology
Orientation
Why start with salvation?
Salvation as the basis for Christian theology
Identifying different approaches to the mystery of salvation
Salvation : meeting heaven face to face
Landmarks
Irenaeus : salvation and new creation
Brief interlude : a crucial difficulty in soteriology
Augustine and God's justice
Anselm and the divine order
Pathfinding
On the death of Christ : Orthodox, feminist, and Girardian concerns
Salvation and the Paschal mystery
Divine life : Trinity, incarnation, and the breathing of the Spirit
Orientation
Sheer bliss : why God reveals divine life to be the Trinity
Forgiveness and abundance : origins of trinitarian awareness
The life of the incarnate word and the power of the Spirit
The developing principles of trinitarian theology
Landmarks
Augustine on the mysterious attraction of the Trinity
Karl Barth on the God who loves in freedom
Pathfinding
Questions in trinitarian theology today
The Trinity and mystical participation in God
Creaturely life : a journey towards beatitude
Orientation
Death no longer has dominion : creation's path in the light of Easter
Creation, revelation, sacrament
Human life, ecclesial life, beatitude
Landmarks
Thomas Aquinas on creation : "A representation of the divine wisdom"
Blaise Pascal on human existence
Pathfinding
Two disputed questions
The human calling in creation.
Series
Blackwell guides to theology.
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