Christ and Creation
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The relation, the connection, between Christ and creation is the subject of this book, which author Colin Gunton describes as a summary dogmatic christology. Central to Gunton's christology are a strong incarnation-creation link and the doctrine of the Holy Spirit. Constituting the published version of the 1990 Didsbury Lectures delivered by Gunton at British Isles Nazarene College, 'Christ and Creation' offers thought-provoking reflections on major theological themes and realities: creation, redemption, the Trinity, horizontal and vertical relatedness; Christ's incarnation, virgin birth, passion, crucifixion, resurrection, and ascension; election, freedom, the Kingdom of God, and the church. Weaving pneumatological, teleological, eschatological, anthropological, and ecological strands into his christology, Gunton draws from and interacts with a wide range of theologians, from ancient to modern - Paul, Irenaeus, Augustine, Anselm, Aquinas, Calvin, Schleiermacher, Barth, Moltmann, Pannenberg, Thomas Torrance, John Robinson, and many others.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1597522473
ISBN13:9781597522472
Release Date:June 2005
Publisher:Wipf & Stock Publishers
Length:128 Pages
Weight:0.45 lbs.
Dimensions:0.3" x 5.6" x 8.6"
Customer Reviews
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A challenging read for a worthy topic
Published by artratt , 1 year ago
This book is an incredibly dense read and I do not recommend it for casual reading. Gunton is laying out a complex theological argument for a Christology that is inherently creation centered, almost to the point of being panentheistic. He does this with a lot of dense exegetical work, teleological arguments about incarnation and soteriology, and closely packed references to a wide variety of modern and ancient theologians.
If you can find someone who builds off his work in a more easily consumed manner, I encourage it, if you are willing to give this the attention it needs, it's a worthwhile read.
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