The incarnate God / John V. Taylor ; [selected, arranged and introduced by Margaret Lydamore].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Taylor, John V. (John Vernon), 1914-2001.

Contributor:

Lydamore, Margaret.

Charlton Yarnall Fund.

Yarnall Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Incarnation.

Physical Description:

ix, 157 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Continuum, 2004.

Summary:

John Taylor's greatest gift was as a communicator. Through his speaking and his writing, he reached out to men and women within and particularly outside the churches, inspiring them with confidence in a God of love who is for all people and for all time. His dedication was to this God who loves and holds us through the darkness and brings us into the light beyond. His commitment was to share the good news of the Kingdom -- the here and now of God's working in the world -- with all who would listen. Like its immediate predecessor, The Incarnate God draws on previously unpublished sermons, but also includes some of the Rosewindow articles which John, as Bishop, contributed to the diocesan newsletter. The thread which binds them is the action of God in our world by his son, Jesus, from his birth at Bethlehem, through his earthly ministry, his crucifixion and his resurrection, to the new era which these events brought about. Perhaps John Taylor's real strength as a theologian was in his engagement with social realities, in seeing God in and through the 'little people', the poor, those trying to do a good job against all odds in a harsh world. It was for them that God became incarnate, and lived and died and lives again among them. He was fully aware, too, of the cost to those who would see things as he did. 'We claim not only that Jesus makes us see things in a new light, but that he sets us free to do things in a new way. It is easy enough to recite that in the religious environment of our Jerusalem, but it is in the Galilee of politics, commerce and international affairs that we actually put his resurrection to the test.'

Contents:

Part 1 Birth

1 In the Beginning 3

2 He Could Not Have Come at a Worse Moment 7

3 What Happened 11

4 The True Image of God 15

5 Strangers with Camels 19

Part 2 Ministry

6 One Man Stood Up 25

7 What Shall I Do With Jesus? 29

8 Everything Comes By Way of Parables 33

9 The Gospel of the Kingdom 37

10 The Free Man 45

11 Not Less Than Everything 49

12 Be Transformed 53

Part 3 Passion and Crucifixion

13 The Man Who Was Born to Die 59

14 Sharing In and Sharing With 65

15 Behold Your God 69

16 From the Same Cup 71

17 Christ Handed Over 75

18 Christ the King 79

19 God's Catalyst 81

20 The Seven Last Words 85

21 Pieta 93

Part 4 Resurrection and Ascension

22 Christ at Both Ends of the Line 97

23 The Resurrection Life 101

24 Most Glorious Lord of Life 105

25 Make Disciples 109

26 I Am Ascending 113

27 There is a Man in Heaven 117

Part 5 The New Age

28 Dare We Be Christians? 123

29 Christian Mission in an Age of Violence 127

30 Where Two or Three are Gathered 133

31 Who Am I? 137

32 Orders to Serve 141

33 Wait For It! 147

34 The Sense of an Ending 151.

Notes:

"The Mowbray Lent book"--P. [1] of cover.

A posthumous collection of sermons and articles.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Charlton Yarnall Fund.

ISBN:

0826471277

OCLC:

54887228