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…Pannenberg’s Systematic Theology Volume One presents Pannenberg’s discussion of God’s essence and attributes. His arguments and methodology concerning God’s essence attributes and the difference between them are worth the attention of the twenty-first century Christian. Therefore…

…ritical and Comparative Analysis Of Recent Contributions Towards The Concept Of God’s Wrath Thunga Banda 100159 THF7339 Dissertation Submitted to Jan Barna Submitted for the Masters of Arts in Theology offered by Newbold College in Higher Education in partnership with and awarded…

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…Abstract: Is classical theism a necessary condition for an orthodox doctrine of God? In this article, I present the negative answer. I argue (1) that Thomism is determinative of certain un- tenable or undesirable implications for the doctrine of God and (2) that an alternate meta…

…1 This is particularly the case, he argues, with regard to Aquinas’s notions of God’s causality of creation, and the analogical names of God, which St. Thomas believes can be derived from creatures considered as God’s effects. More specifically, Spencer claims that this medieval …

…inition of love, Oord set out to formulate a definition of love, descriptive of God’s love in Scripture, claiming that it is the dominant form of love in the Bible. His attempt, however, proved unsatisfactory because his methods were flawed in that he limited his scope to biblica…

…igious goals that are not salvation, both in terms of their authentic ground in God and in terms of distinctive Christian witness or mission? This article explores the way the doctrine of the Trinity provides a map for recognition of distinctive religious ends. This recognition a…

…braces a combination of panentheist metaphysics and an optimistic attitude that God’s eschatological will (an essential desire of God) will necessarily be accomplished in the future, when all evil will be eliminated. This paper fleshes out a practical problem affecting ‘optimisti…

…ne in Judeo-Christian theology, presenting profound insights into the nature of God, the origin of the cosmos, the human condition, and the unfolding of divine redemption. This article explores the theological themes woven throughout Genesis, examining its portrayal of God as Cre…

…6 2.6 Methodology 19 2.7 Conclusion 24 3. PERSONHOOD AND THE LIFE OF THE TRIUNE GOD 25 3.1 Introduction 25 3.2 The immanent and economic Trinity 25 3.3 God in communion 31 3.4 Ontology and experience 37 3.5 Perichoresis 39 3.6 Freedom and nature 43 3.7 Conclusion 50 4. HUMAN PERS…

…t as an intra- Trinitarian event. In doing so he posits a “divine obedience” of God the Son in relation to God the Father, expressed in human form through the obedi- ence and humility of Christ.1 The idea has become a locus classicus for modern Trinitarian theology, as subsequent…

…an Systematic Theology With a Focus on Its Very Practical Dimensions, Including God’s Answers to Our Great Questions of Life—for Now and Eternity Salvation and The Holy Spirit: How Does God Work in My Life? ➢ Can I be sure of my salvation? If so, how? ➢ Who is the Holy Spirit, an…

…, from a Catholic perspective, is understood as a transformative encounter with God that is facilitated by grace and the Holy Spirit. This experience is not merely an intellectual acknowledgment of Christ but involves an affective awareness of his presence and the significance of…

… unt the contexts of va rious statem ents. Open Theism views the sovereignty of God as lim ited, an inade quate view that is especially pro minent in the way its advocates handle Romans 9–11. A careful tracing of the reasoning of Rom ans 9 in particular reveals that the open-thei…