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Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > Christian theology > General
Would you recognize an angel if you saw one? The majority of
earth's inhabitants believe in Angels. Yet so few of us can claim
to have seen one. Why? Perhaps it's because in order to encounter
one, we first have to learn what to look for, and how to look! We
live in a world where the natural and supernatural overlap. Angels
are constantly on mission from God, and constantly at work in this
world. From the Garden of Eden to the Book of Revelation, Scripture
is filled with hundreds of references to these wondrous creatures.
In this creative work, Scot McKnight explores what the Bible says -
and doesn't say - about these majestic beings. And that's deeply
important, because angels are still on mission today. They express
God's love, confirm His presence, and even lead humans in
redemptive worship. Don't just believe in angels. Learn how to
recognise these messengers of God that are all around us and know
how God might be using them to affect our lives.
Jordan Senner captures the systematic shape, logic, and development
of his thought from the vantage point of the God-creature relation.
Webster's development is depicted in terms of three phases -
Christocentric, Trinitarian, and Theocentric - culminating in a
conceptual analysis of three key aspects of his mature theology:
his doctrine of divine perfection, theory of mixed relations, and
concept of dual causality. Senner illustrates this heuristic
framework for interpreting Webster's theology through an
exploration of different aspects of his account of the God-creature
relation: Christology (hypostatic relation), ecclesiology
(redemptive relation), bibliology (communicative relation), and
theological theology (rational relation). This volume not only
provides a dynamic introduction to Webster's theology as a whole,
but it also includes fascinating forays into the complexities of
Webster's engagement with Barth and Aquinas, raising interesting
questions for constructive theological dialogue that is neither
straightforwardly Protestant nor Catholic.
Along with his Confessions, The City of God is undoubtedly St.
Augustine's most influential work. In the context of what begins as
a lengthy critique of classic Roman religion and a defence of
Christianity, Augustine touches upon numerous topics, including the
role of grace, the original state of humanity, the possibility of
waging a just war, the ideal form of government, and the nature of
heaven and hell. But his major concern is the difference between
the City of God and the City of Man - one built on love of God, the
other on love of self. One cannot but be moved and impressed by the
author's breadth of interest and penetrating intelligence. For all
those who are interested in the greatest classics of Christian
antiquity, The City of God is indispensible. This long-awaited
translation by William Babcock is published in two volumes, with an
introduction and annotation that make Augustine's monumental work
approachable.
'This is an exceptional piece of biblical theology ... Preachers
will find this work a rich source of sermon material and all who
are interested in the Bible will be amazed at its unity.'
Evangelical Times Who shall ascend the mountain of the LORD?'
(Psalm 24:3). This stimulating study explores the narrative
context, literary structure and theology of Leviticus. Morales
follows its dramatic movement, examines the tabernacle cult and the
Day of Atonement, and tracks the development from Sinai's
tabernacle to Zion's temple - and from the earthly to the heavenly
Mount Zion in the New Testament. He shows how life with God in the
house of God was the original goal of the creation of the cosmos,
and became the goal of redemption and the new creation.
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