The Lord who listens: a dogmatic inquiry into God as hearer
"In The LORD Who Listens, Charles C. Helmer IV draws on Holy Scripture and the theology of Karl Barth to offer a theological intepretation of God's hearing. Prioritizing this neglected biblical theme, Helmer develops a theological grammar for speaking of God's hearing that maintains a...
| Published in: | Studies in systematic theology |
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| Format: | Electronic/Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Leiden Boston
Brill
[2024]
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| In: |
Studies in systematic theology (volume 26)
Year: 2024 |
| Series/Journal: | Studies in systematic theology
volume 26 |
| Further subjects: | B
Spiritual Life
Christianity
B Hearing Religious aspects Christianity |
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| Summary: | "In The LORD Who Listens, Charles C. Helmer IV draws on Holy Scripture and the theology of Karl Barth to offer a theological intepretation of God's hearing. Prioritizing this neglected biblical theme, Helmer develops a theological grammar for speaking of God's hearing that maintains a strong creator-creature distinction and then proceeds to demonstrate the profound implications God's hearing has for the doctrines of anthropology, Christology and, thus, for understandings of the gospel. In contrast to passibilist-liberationist strategies, God's hearing is argued to furnish existentially and theologically superior resources for those who cry out to be heard by God"-- |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 9004693068 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/9789004963074 |