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There is growing recognition that an account of God's attributes is
central to the church's proclamation. This study presents three
probing twentieth-century accounts - those of Karl Barth, Eberhard
Jungel, and Wolf Krotke - each of whom reformulated the classical
shape of the doctrine. Giving particular attention to the divine
glory, the case is made that God, rather than being an unthinkable
and unspeakable horizon, is the glorious One, whose glory is his
self-communication and the unifying horizon of attribution.
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The Holy Spirit (Paperback)
Christopher R. J. Holmes; Edited by (general) Michael Allen, Scott R. Swain
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Who is the Holy Spirit and how does the Spirit come to be in
relation to the Father and the Son? What is the mission of the
Spirit and where does it come from? Chris Holmes takes up the
questions surrounding the Spirit's procession and mission with the
help of three of the church's greatest teachers-Augustine, Thomas
Aquinas, and Karl Barth. Drawing on their engagements with the
Fourth Gospel, Holmes presents an account of the Spirit's identity,
origin, and acts, to show how the acts of the Spirit derive from
the Spirit's life in relation to Father and Son-and the extent to
which the Spirit's mission testifies to the Spirit's origin. Holmes
presents a way forward for pneumatology. Housed within the doctrine
of the Trinity, pneumatology's joyful task is to describe the
Spirit's acts among us in light of their source in the Spirit's
acts in God. The end of this inquiry is our beatitude-knowledge of
the Trinity that yields to love of the Trinity. -ABOUT THE SERIES-
New Studies in Dogmatics seeks to retrieve the riches of Christian
doctrine for the sake of contemporary theological renewal.
Following in the tradition of G. C. Berkouwer's Studies in
Dogmatics, this series provides thoughtful, concise, and readable
treatments of major theological topics, expressing the biblical,
creedal, and confessional shape of Christian doctrine for a
contemporary evangelical audience. The editors and contributors
share a common conviction that the way forward in constructive
systematic theology lies in building upon the foundations laid in
the church's historic understanding of the Word of God as professed
in its creeds, councils, and confessions, and by its most trusted
teachers.
God is good. 'Taste and see that the Lord is good,' the Psalmist
writes (Psalm 34:8). And to those who called him good, Jesus said,
'No one is good - except God alone (Mark 10:18). Christopher Holmes
explores the divine attribute of God's goodness by offering a
theological interpretation of the Psalter and engaging with the
church's rich theological tradition, especially Augustine and
Aquinas. He contends that in the very depths of God's being, God is
goodness itself, and goodness is preeminent in God's nature. Thus,
he argues that God not only does good, as seen in the person and
work of Jesus Christ, but that God is good such that the good that
God does - and that God calls us to do - is anchored in the
fullness of good that God is. Leading us in this journey through
the Psalms and the church's tradition, Holmes helps us to
understand what it means to make that simple affirmation: God is
good.
God is good. "Taste and see that the Lord is good," the Psalmist
writes (Ps 34:8). And to those who called him good, Jesus said, "No
one is good--except God alone" (Mk 10:18). In this Studies in
Christian Doctrine and Scripture volume, Christopher R. J. Holmes
explores the divine attribute of God's goodness through a
theological interpretation of the Psalter that engages with the
church's rich tradition, including Augustine and Barth, but
especially Aquinas. He contends that in the very depths of God's
being, God is goodness itself and that goodness is preeminent among
the divine attributes. Leading us in this journey through the
Psalms and the church's tradition, Holmes helps us to understand
what it means to make that simple affirmation: God is good. Studies
in Christian Doctrine and Scripture, edited by Daniel J. Treier and
Kevin J. Vanhoozer, promotes evangelical contributions to
systematic theology, seeking fresh understanding of Christian
doctrine through creatively faithful engagement with Scripture in
dialogue with church.
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