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Divine Impassibility: Four Views of God's Emotions and Suffering
Contributor(s): Matz, Robert J. (Editor), Thornhill, A. Chadwick (Editor)
ISBN: 0830852530     ISBN-13: 9780830852536
Publisher: IVP Academic
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Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: August 2019
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BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Christian Theology - Systematic
Dewey: 231.4
LCCN: 2019019914
Series: Spectrum Multiview Books
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (0.65 lbs) 200 pages
Themes:
- Religious Orientation - Christian
 
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Publisher Description:

Does God suffer? Does God experience emotions? Does God change? How should we interpret passages of Scripture that seem to support one view or the other? And where do the incarnation and Christ's suffering on the cross fit into this? This Spectrum Multiview volume brings together four theologians with decidedly different answers to these questions. The contributors make a case for their own view--ranging from a traditional affirmation of divine impassibility (the idea that God does not suffer) to the position that God is necessarily and intimately affected by creation--and then each contributor responds to the others' views. The lively but irenic discussion that takes place in this conversation demonstrates not only the diversity of opinion among Christians on this theological conundrum but also its ongoing relevance for today. Views and Contributors:

  • Strong Impassibility (James E. Dolezal, assistant professor in the School of Divinity at Cairn University)
  • Qualified Impassibility (Daniel Castelo, professor of dogmatic and constructive theology at Seattle Pacific University)
  • Qualified Passibility (John C. Peckham, professor of theology and Christian philosophy at Andrews University)
  • Strong Passibility (Thomas Jay Oord, professor of theology and philosophy at Northwest Nazarene University

Contributor Bio(s): Matz, Robert J.: - Robert J. Matz (PhD, Liberty) is assistant professor of Christian studies at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.