Calvin, Participation, and the Gift - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Calvin, Participation, and the Gift write by J. Todd Billings. This book was released on 2007-11-15. Calvin, Participation, and the Gift available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Is the God of Calvin a fountain of blessing, or a forceful tyrant? Is Calvin's view of God coercive, leaving no place for the human qua human in redemption? These are perennial questions about Calvin's theology which have been given new life by Gift theologians such as John Milbank, Graham Ward, and Stephen Webb. J. Todd Billings addresses these questions by exploring Calvin's theology of `participation in Christ'. He argues that Calvin's theology of `participation' gives a positive place to the human, such that grace fulfils rather than destroys nature, affirming a differentiated union of God and humanity in creation and redemption. Calvin's trinitarian theology of participation extends to his view of prayer, sacraments, the law, and the ecclesial and civil orders. In light of Calvin's doctrine of participation, Billings reframes the critiques of Calvin in the Gift discussion and opens up new possibilities for contemporary theology, ecumenical theology, and Calvin scholarship as well.
Calvin, Participation, and the Gift
Calvin, Participation, and the Gift - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Calvin, Participation, and the Gift write by J. Todd Billings. This book was released on 2007-11-15. Calvin, Participation, and the Gift available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Is John Calvin's view of God coercive, leaving no place for the human in redemption? J. Todd Billings explores Calvin's theology of `participation in Christ', arguing that for Calvin grace fulfils nature. Billings reframes the critiques of Calvin in the Gift discussion, opening up new possibilities for contemporary theology as well.
The End of the Christian Life
The End of the Christian Life - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The End of the Christian Life write by J. Todd Billings. This book was released on 2020-09-15. The End of the Christian Life available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. We're all going to die. Yet in our medically advanced, technological age, many of us see death as a distant reality--something that happens only at the end of a long life or to other people. In The End of the Christian Life, Todd Billings urges Christians to resist that view. Instead, he calls us to embrace our mortality in our daily life and faith. This is the journey of genuine discipleship, Billings says: following the crucified and resurrected Lord in a world of distraction and false hopes. Drawing on his experience as a professor and father living with incurable cancer, Billings offers a personal yet deeply theological account of the gospel's expansive hope for small, mortal creatures. Artfully weaving rich theology with powerful narrative, Billings writes for church leaders and laypeople alike. Whether we are young or old, reeling from loss or clinging to our own prosperity, this book challenges us to walk a strange but wondrous path: in the midst of joy and lament, to receive mortal limits as a gift, an opportunity to give ourselves over to the Lord of life.
Union with Christ
Union with Christ - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Union with Christ write by J. Todd Billings. This book was released on 2011-11. Union with Christ available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. An accomplished theologian recovers the biblical theme of union with Christ, showing how it affects current theological and ministry issues.
Calvin's Theology and Its Reception
Calvin's Theology and Its Reception - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Calvin's Theology and Its Reception write by J. Todd Billings. This book was released on 2012-01-01. Calvin's Theology and Its Reception available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A unique resource for the study of John Calvin's theology, its reception, and insights for today.
