| Suffering: A Test of Theological Method Contributor(s): McGill, Arthur C. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0664244483 ISBN-13: 9780664244484 Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press OUR PRICE: $25.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 1982 Annotation: How can an omnipotent God allow suffering and violence to pervade the world? The author approaches this disturbing question by examining the concept of power. At opposing ends of a spectrum lie two powers--demonic power that is violent, destructive, and dominative, and the power of God that is creative, totally open, self-giving, and expansive. Through consideration of power, McGill provides reflections on the nature of God's inner life in the Trinity and concludes that "service" characterizes God's relationship to the world, not "domination." Combining the scholarship and clarity that characterizes the greatest theological writing of our times, "Suffering" addresses the need for renewed faith in the almighty powerfulness of God's self communication and self-giving until the time "when the pretenses of demonic power are swept away." |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Family & Relationships | Death, Grief, Bereavement - Religion | Christian Theology - Anthropology - Religion | Theology |
| Dewey: 231.8 |
| LCCN: 82006934 |
| Lexile Measure: 1200 |
| Physical Information: 0.34" H x 6.12" W x 8.38" (0.41 lbs) 136 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Academic - Religious Orientation - Christian - Theometrics - Evangelical |
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| Publisher Description: How can an omnipotent God allow suffering and violence to pervade the world? The author approaches this disturbing question by examining the concept of power. At opposing ends of a spectrum lie two powers--demonic power that is violent, destructive, and dominative, and the power of God that is creative, totally open, self-giving, and expansive. Through consideration of power, McGill provides reflections on the nature of God's inner life in the Trinity and concludes that "service" characterizes God's relationship to the world, not "domination." Combining the scholarship and clarity that characterizes the greatest theological writing of our times, "Suffering" addresses the need for renewed faith in the almighty powerfulness of God's self communication and self-giving until the time "when the pretenses of demonic power are swept away." |
Contributor Bio(s): McGill, Arthur C.: - Arthur C. McGill was the Bussey Professor of Theology at Harvard Divinity School. A distinguished philosopher and theologian, he also taught at Amherst College, Wesleyan University, and Princeton Univeristy. |