Theology for Liberal Protestants: God the Creator
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| Rating | : | 4.22 (987 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 080286967X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 377 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-02-25 |
| Language | : | English |
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Ottati's method envisions the world and ourselves in relation to God as Creator, Judge, and Redeemer. It is liberal, recognizing the importance of critical arguments and scientific inquiries, a deeply historical consciousness, and a commitment to social criticism and engagement.This first volume contains sections on method and creation. It is Augustinian, claiming that we belong to the God of grace who creates, judges, and renews. It is Protestant, affirming the priority of the Bible and the fallibility of church teaching. The bulk of the book offers an in-depth discussion of God as Creator, the world as creation, and humans as good, capable, and limited creatures.. A two-volume work by Douglas Ottati, Theology for Liberal Protestants presents a comprehensive theology for Christians who are willing to rethink and revise traditional doctrines in face of contemporary challenges
Engagingly written and accessible to a wide range of readers."William Schweiker-- University of Chicago Divinity School"In this stunning volume Douglas Ottati presents a historically rich and religiously nuanced account of Christian faith that decisively reorients contemporary theology. In it Doug Ottati recovers something in danger of being lost -- a systematic account of contemporary life in relation to God as Creator-Judge-Redeemer. Roger J. It should be widely read, carefully pondered, and deeply treasured."Rebekah Miles
Margaret in Atlanta said Four Stars. Interesting, but too difficult for my Sunday School class to tackle sorry.. Excellent Raymond R. Roberts Theologians and interested laity will be interested in this generous, elegant, and accessible statement of mainline Protestant Christian faith. Ottati shows us that theology can be about the very practical task of forming Christian piety (piety is an old word that simply means an attitude and posture toward God and others). In so doing, he brings a mastery of the riches of the Christian tradition in conversation wit. Superb coverage of current liberal theology Excellent book, not to be read in a theological vacuum however. I preceded this book with 2 other systematic theology texts: "Christian Theology, An Introduction" by McGrath, and "The Modern Theologians" by Ford. I eagerly await the 2nd text in this series. This book pulls together the strands of current liberal theology, and while it is indeed dense (I plan on a second reading of the book in a few months), I found