Learning Theology: Tracking the Spirit of Christian Faith
Theology-the attempt to come to a deeper, more faithful understanding of one's encounter with God-is something to which all Christians are called. In Learning Theology, Amos Yong invites the reader to lay claim to that calling and to see it as yet another opportunity to love God.Written for tho...
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| Language: | English |
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Presbyterian Publishing
2018
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| In: | Year: 2018 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Yong, Amos, 1965-, Learning theology] (2020) (Craigo-Snell, Shannon, 1970 -)
Learning Theology: Tracking the Spirit of Christian Faith, Amos Yong, WJK, 2018 (ISBN 978-0-664-26396-6), xii + 138 pp., pb 30 (2019) (Schenkewitz, Kyle A., 1979 -) |
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| Summary: | Theology-the attempt to come to a deeper, more faithful understanding of one's encounter with God-is something to which all Christians are called. In Learning Theology, Amos Yong invites the reader to lay claim to that calling and to see it as yet another opportunity to love God.Written for those taking their first course in the... Intro -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction: What Is a Theologian? -- Macrina as Lay Theologian -- Thomas Aquinas as Classical (Professional) Theologian -- John Wesley as Pastoral and Practical Theologian -- You and I as Those Who Love God and Want to Know and Serve God -- Part I The Sources of Theology -- 1. Scripture: The Word and Breath of God -- 1.1 Behind of the Text -- 1.2 The World of the Text -- 1.3 In Front of the Text -- 1.4 The Spirit of the Text -- 2. Tradition: The Living Body of Christ and the Fellowship of the Holy Spirit -- 2.1 Church and Tradition: Charisma and Institution -- 2.2 The Spirit/s of Protestantism -- 2.3 The Church Catholic as the Fellowship of the Spirit -- 2.4 The Spirit of Tradition in Its Contextuality -- 3. Reason: Renewing the Mind in the Spirit -- 3.1 Rationality as Traditioned -- 3.2 Scientific Revolution, the Enlightenment, and Universal Reason -- 3.3 Postmodern (Ir)Rationalities(!) -- 3.4 The Reasoning Spirit -- 4. Experience: Life in, by, and through the Spirit -- 4.1 Socialization -- 4.2 Intersectionality -- 4.3 Encountering the Living God, Experiencing Redemption -- 4.4 The Fullness of the Spirit and the Life of the Mind -- Part II The Practices of Theology -- 5. Theology as Spiritual Practice: What Difference Does It Make in Personal Lives? -- 5.1 Knowing and Loving God -- 5.2 Loving and Serving Our Neighbors -- 5.3 Discerning the Spirit -- 5.4 Eschatological Rationality -- 6. Theology as Ecclesial Practice: By, for, and through the Church -- 6.1 The Church as One: Dogmatic Identity and Ecclesial Unity -- 6.2 The Church as Holy: The Social Distinctiveness of the Ecclesia -- 6.3 The Church as Catholic: Global Cultures and Ecclesial Witness -- 6.4 The Church as Apostolic: The Many Tongues of the Spirit's Mission. |
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| ISBN: | 1611648807 |