| Re-Imaging Election: Divine Election as Representing God to Others and Others to God Contributor(s): McDonald, Suzanne (Author) |
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ISBN: 0802864082 ISBN-13: 9780802864086 Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company OUR PRICE: $24.75 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christian Theology - Soteriology |
| Dewey: 234.9 |
| LCCN: 2010006420 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6" W x 8.9" (0.70 lbs) 233 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In Re-Imaging Election Suzanne McDonald offers a fresh approach to the doctrine of election from a Reformed perspective, first by seeking greater acknowledgment that election is not only "in Christ" but also "by the Spirit," and second by building on the scriptural and theological links between the doctrines of election and the image of God. McDonald here combines an analysis of John Owen and Karl Barth with those links to develop a constructive proposal that posits representation (representing God to others and others to God) as a fruitful category for understanding the nature and purpose of election. In doing so, she seeks to restore the robust pneumatology characteristic of the earlier Reformed tradition without losing some of the central insights from Barth's christological re-orientation of the doctrine. While Re-Imaging Election is firmly rooted in the Reformed tradition, the re-expression of the doctrine presented here opens up new possibilities for dialogue across the theological spectrum and offers suggestive directions for reclaiming an often-divisive doctrine in the life of the church. |
Contributor Bio(s): McDonald, Suzanne: - Suzanne McDonald is associate professor of systematic andhistorical theology at Western Theological Seminary, Holland, Michigan. She is also the author of John Knoxfor Armchair Theologians. |