God's ways with the world : thinking and practising Christian faith / Daniel W. Hardy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hardy, Daniel W., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

God (Christianity)--Worship and love.

God (Christianity).

Faith.

Theology, Doctrinal.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (432 p.)

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : T&T Clark, 1996.

Summary:

This book is devoted to recovering the truth and vitality of Christian faith by attempting to trace the ways of God with the modern world. Professor Hardy contends that the profundity of God''s interaction with the world, despite centuries of valuable contemplation, can best be understood by addressing those aspects of human thought which often give modern life its vitality. These are the very features with which theology has tended to lose touch, but which here are explored as areas in which the character and purposes of God may be manifest. Following the example of the great eras of theologi

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; PART ONE: ORIENTATION TO GOD; 2. The Foundation of Cognition and Ethics in Worship; 3. The Future of Theology in a Complex World; 4. The Trinity in Language; 5. The Spirit of God in Creation and Reconciliation; PART TWO: CREATION; 6. The Human Being as Creature; 7. Christ and Creation; 8. Theology, Cosmology and Change; 9. Creation and Eschatology; PART THREE: SOCIETY AND CHURCH; 10. God and the Form of Society; 11. Created and Redeemed Sociality; 12. The Public Nature of Theology; 13. The Future of the Church: An Exploration

PART FOUR: THE CONFIGURATION OF THEOLOGY14. Rationality, the Sciences and Theology; 15. Faith Embedded in the Particularities of History; 16. English Crypto-Atheism and its Causes; 17. The Cultural Reduction of Religion and the Agenda of Theology; 18. Reshaping Faculties of Theology in Europe; PART FIVE: SERMONS FOR THE CHRISTIAN YEAR; 19. Advent; 20. Christmas; 21. Epiphany; 22. Lent I; 23. Lent II; 24. Maundy Thursday; 25. Good Friday; 26. Easter; 27. Pentecost; 28. Trinity Sunday; 29. Mission; 30. Remembrance Sunday; 31. Sermon at a Marriage; Index of Names; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; J; K; L

MN; O; P; R; S; T; V; W; Y; Z; Index of Subjects; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y

Notes:

Includes indexes.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780567190109

0567190102

OCLC:

893336351