| Description |
xv, 188 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
1. Introduction: A somewhat personal perspective on theological work -- 2. The meaning of revelation -- The vocabulary of revelation -- The revelation of grace and its issue in Christology -- Revelation, history, and knowledge -- Two metaphors in an attempt at construction -- The coming of light -- The doing of love -- 3. The nature of faith -- Faith as biblical and theological idea -- God, faith and our history -- Jesus' own teaching on the life of faith -- Money's involvement in ethics and transcendence (Luke 16) -- The line of Christian social ethics -- One line of theology proper -- 4. Theology and religion(s) -- Towards a definition of theology -- Theology, faith, and religion -- The case of Paul in Romans 1-3 -- Faith in relation to religion -- The claim of our neighbor/brother/sister -- The divine character and the human conscience -- The meaning of mission -- Religious understanding of ourselves and others -- Three approaches to other faith(s). |
| Note |
"The Samuel Robinson lectures for 1984, Wake Forest University." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Subject |
Revelation.
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Faith.
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Theology, Doctrinal.
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Theology, Practical.
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| Added Title |
Samuel Robinson lectures.
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| ISBN |
0865542600 alkaline paper $29.95 |
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0865542619 paperback alkaline paper $14.95 |
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