Act and Being: Towards a Theology of the Divine Attributes
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| Rating | : | 4.78 (747 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 080282658X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 176 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-09-30 |
| Language | : | English |
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A challenge to classical thought Derrick A. Peterson This is a great book based upon a series of lectures Colin Gunton gave at Multnomah upon an invitation by Paul Metzger, a residing seminary professor there. In summary the entire book is a discussion upon the attributes of God (as the subtitle suggests) and the disturbing tendency of theology to speak of God via analogy (in the ontological rather than philological sense.) The beginning of the book outlines the four basic problems against which the rest of the book b. ecclesial hypostasis said Towards but not yet arrived. Colin Gunton had a gift of being able to communicate deep theological ideas clearly, and I enjoyed reading his 'One, the Three, and the Many' and 'Principles of Trinitarian Theology'. 'Act & Being' is a similarly lucid exposition of the issues involved in the theology of the divine attributes, and provides a short and clear overview of the history of Christian reflection on this topic as well as suggestions as to how it may fruitfully progress in the future.His main. Jacob said A provocative essay. This book's strength and weakness are one and the same: its short size. The essays are small enough that they focus on the main topic at hand and he rarely loses the reader, but one often feels that Gunton's points are underdeveloped and tempt the reader to draw some dangerous conclusions about Gunton's theology. For example, he gives a great critique of some dyothelitic proposals (e.g., if will is a faculty of nature, does this make Jesus's will an object? If so, d
"This is a demanding but very rewarding book. It is recommended as a significant contribution to the debate about the doctrine of God." Robert Hannaford, St Martin's College, Lancaster, Theology, Nov/Dec 2004
Colin E Gunton is Professor of Christian doctrine at King's College London. . He is the author of numerous books, including "Becoming and Being" (SCM Press 2001),"The Actuality of Atonement", "The One", "The Three and the Many", and "The Christian Faith"
"Act and Being" -- Colin Gunton's last book before his untimely death in spring 2003 -- explores this topic with brilliance, offering a fresh, meaningful understanding of the defining characteristics of the deity. He then outlines the facets of a new, intellectually stimulating, profoundly biblical portrait of the divine being. He first reviews past attempts to unpack the nature of God, showing how most fail as cogent, relevant teaching. In discussing the attributes of God, Gunton brings a unique combination of theology and philosophy to bear on this central topic of Christian thought. In the course of his book Gunt