"In this wonderful book, Mike invites us to explore Christian Doctrine, without ever imagining we can fully understand God and God's ways with us. The beauty and mysteries of the Christian faith are made accessible, as are perspectives often overlooked in such texts. In this book, Christian doctrine is brought into dialogue with some of our most urgent questions and concerns, proving the ongoing importance of theology for our human experience."

- Selina Stone,

Providing an accessible one-volume guide to Christian doctrine, this is a thorough re-write of the first edition. Since the original was published, many students and teachers of doctrine, in theological colleges and beyond, have been learning to take more seriously the global context of their work, and to recognise the difference made by facets of their identities and social locations like race, class, gender, and disability. In this edition, Mike Higton seeks to do justice to this learning, and invites readers to understand doctrine as an unfinished conversation between many different voices. Fully updated for clarity and yet retaining its role as a rigorous introduction to its subject, the book includes new ‘interruptions’, which introduce voices that question the book’s arguments and offer new directions for readers to pursue.
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Introduction 1. The Love of God James Cone on the Love of God 2. The Broken World A.M. Ranawana on Ecological Rage 3. God’s Life in the World Michael Wyschogrod on Judaism and Incarnation 4. The Way of the Cross Lorna May Wadsworth’s ‘A Last Supper’ 5. The Life-Giving Spirit Simon Chan on Foretastes of the End 6. The Church in the World Al Barrett and Ruth Harley on Being Interrupted 7. The Threefold Way Linn Marie Tonstad on the Trinity and Gender 8. From the Beginning Many Voices on the Environmental Crisis 9. Life in the Middle Karen Kilby on Meaningless Suffering 10. Towards the End Amos Yong on Eschatology and Disability 11. Revelation and the Bible Katherine Sonderegger on the Bible and the Burning Bush Coda: The Purpose of Doctrine
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"In this wonderful book, Mike invites us to explore Christian Doctrine, without ever imagining we can fully understand God and God's ways with us. The beauty and mysteries of the Christian faith are made accessible, as are perspectives often overlooked in such texts. In this book, Christian doctrine is brought into dialogue with some of our most urgent questions and concerns, proving the ongoing importance of theology for our human experience."
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"His lively and engaging style contributes to the fact that the reader feels involved without being patronized. In short, much can be learned from this book, and not only by undergraduates...."

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780334061939
Publisert
2024-01-31
Utgiver
Vendor
SCM Press
Høyde
216 mm
Bredde
135 mm
Aldersnivå
U, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
304

Forfatter

Om bidragsyterne

Mike Higton is an Anglican theologian who teaches at Durham University, specialising in Christian doctrine. He is the author of several books, including The Life of Christian Doctrine, A Theology of Higher Education, and Difficult Gospel: The Theology of Rowan Williams.