John L. Epps has written "The Theology of Surprise" as a collection
of essays, articles and reflections over a life time of his own
encounters with life's mysteries. Through several decades he
reflects on where mystery has impinged on his life as he sees it,
part and parcel of the civilizing process around him. In the
Foreword to "The Theology of Surprise: Exploring Life's Mysteries"
William A. Holmes, Minister Emeritus of United Methodism's National
Church in Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Memorial says: "The
Theology of Surprise: Exploring Life's Mysteries.."..A book of
essays on different subjects by the same author can be off-putting
if that's all the subjects have in common. What one soon discovers
in this book is that, for all its diversity of subjects, there is a
bright thread running through John Epps' essays which connects
them, not only to each other, but to an all-encompassing
theological perspective. Without apology, that perspective is
derived from the Judeo-Christian tradition - albeit existentially
contemporized for persons living in a 21st Century world.. "If you
are religious because you treasure "eternal verities," if you are
happy that "on solid rock I stand," this book is probably not for
you. But...if you are humble enough to lay your faith down before
the Mystery of Life.... If you are unfulfilled by dogmatic
certainties calcified in archaic language, you will benefit greatly
by Epps' observations about theological surprise." Dr. E. Maynard
Moore, WesleyNexus.org. "The challenges facing the planet are known
to us all. The clash amongst cultures, the persistence of hunger
and disease, the apparent poverty of every political system in
operation today, the overwhelming complexity of unraveling the
damage that we humans have inflicted on our home, this planet: we
are in an age of agonizing quandary...Here you will find theology
being reinvented for now and the future. The work of this deeply
grounded thinker is profoundly respectful of the entire array of
religious traditions. Epps is convinced that we can invent a future
that cares for all." John Patterson, Abby Gardens Community Trust.
"Every Sunday I go to church and wonder why I am there. The words,
hymns, creeds, and stories I learned with my mother's milk are
often more of a hindrance to participation than an inspiration...I
think restatement of faith is the challenge of our time, for those
of us both in and out of the pew. I know John Epps to be uncommonly
thoughtful, with broad life experience." Louise Singleton, MSPH,
HIV/AIDS Prevention.
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