| Who Will Be Saved? Contributor(s): Willimon, William H. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0687651190 ISBN-13: 9780687651191 Publisher: Abingdon Press OUR PRICE: $18.89 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2008 Annotation: What does it mean to say that salvation is God's business, and God's alone? "Who will be saved?" is almost always a question about them, and rarely about us. Thinking itself wrapped securely in the everlasting arms, the church has spent much of its history speculating on whether God will allow anyone else to join the party.But if we truly believe that salvation is God's business, and God's alone, then perhaps we should stop asking "who will be saved?" and ask instead "How is God calling me to participate in the redemption of the world?" Rejecting the idea that God chooses some and not others, drawing on his Wesleyan heritage, and deepening his longstanding theological conversation with Karl Barth, Willimon reflects as a pastor and a theologian on whether all will someday return from the far country into the loving embrace of the One who created them. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christian Theology - Soteriology - Religion | Christian Ministry - Evangelism |
| Dewey: 234 |
| LCCN: 2007051117 |
| Physical Information: 0.44" H x 5.67" W x 8.15" (0.62 lbs) 176 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian - Theometrics - Mainline |
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| Publisher Description: What does it mean to say that salvation is God's business, and God's alone? "Who will be saved?" is almost always a question about them, and rarely about us. Thinking itself wrapped securely in the everlasting arms, the church has spent much of its history speculating on whether God will allow anyone else to join the party. But if we truly believe that salvation is God's business, and God's alone, then perhaps we should stop asking, "Who will be saved?" and ask instead, "How is God calling me to participate in the redemption of the world?" Rejecting the idea that God chooses some and not others, drawing on his Wesleyan heritage, and deepening his longstanding theological conversation with Karl Barth, Willimon reflects as a pastor and a theologian on God's intention that all would someday return from the far country into the loving embrace of the One who created them. |
Contributor Bio(s): Willimon, William H.: - Feeling most at home behind a pulpit, Will Willimon's deepest calling is to be a preacher and truth-teller of Jesus Christ. He is Professor of the Practice of Christian Ministry at Duke University Divinity School and retired Bishop of the North Alabama Conference of The United Methodist Church, after serving for 20 years as faculty member and Dean of the Chapel at Duke University. He lives in Durham, North Carolina. Will Willimon has published many books, including his preaching subscription service on MinistryMatters.com, Pulpit Resource, and Fear of the Other: No Fear in Love, both published by Abingdon Press. |