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Loading... Divine Impassibility and the Mystery of Human Sufferingby James F. Keating (Editor)
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In the end, given the scholarly nature of this book and its point of origin at an academic conference, DIMHS is a book for trained theologians, or, at least, for theologians in training at the seminary level. The book simply and understandably was not conceived with the laity in mind as the target audience.
"The question of whether or not God suffers - whether his very deity places him beyond the reach of suffering and evil - has serious implications for how we can correctly perceive human suffering. Though classical doctrine long held that God is impassible - that is, he does not suffer - most twentieth-century theologians have asserted just the opposite, declaring that God does indeed suffer and in so doing shows true solidarity with the suffering of human beings. Some contemporary theologians, however, have begun to argue forcefully once again in favor of divine impassibility." "James F. Keating and Thomas Joseph White have gathered here a selection of essays that consider how God's suffering or lack thereof can relate to our redemption from and through human suffering. The contributors - Catholic, Protestant, and Orthodox - tread carefully but surely over this thorny ground, defending diverse and often opposing perspectives. Divine Impassibility and the Mystery of Human Suffering is an excellent contribution to the latest stage in this difficult and important theological controversy."--BOOK JACKET. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)231.4Religions Christian doctrinal theology God; Unity; Trinity Divine attributes: omniscience, omnipresence, omnipotenceLC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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