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Introduction to Torrance Theology

Discovering the Incarnate Saviour

Introduction to Torrance Theology

Discovering the Incarnate Saviour

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£32.99

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN: 9780567031815
Number of Pages: 192
Published: 01/09/2007
Width: 15.6 cm
Height: 23.4 cm
For more than six decades, the brothers Torrance--Thomas, James and David—have had a tremendous influence on the theological world. They and particularly TF Torrance, have a devoted following world-wide and particularly in the US.  Their high view of the fully human, fully divine Jesus is built upon the foundation of the Patristic writers, and the great Reformers from Calvin to Barth. 

Working in both pastoral and academic settings, the Torrances have stressed the profound implications of Christology for the mission of their Church and the daily life of Christians.  Today, a generation of their students around the world find themselves in positions of pastoral and theological leadership. The focus of this book is the person of Christ (christology), a subject central to the Torrance theological vision and one which has had great influence on the presbyterian church. The contributors explore the contemporary relevance of Torrance Christology  in such areas as the nature of Christ, the atonement, the ministry of the Church, epistemology and inclusion in Christ.  The result is a book that offers both a fresh introduction to the Torrance tradition even as it advances the Torrance thought along fresh avenues of theological exploration.

Contents


Editor's Preface


Introduction.  Discovering the Incarnate Saviour of the World   

David W. Torrance


1. Who Is the Incarnate Saviour of the World?

Andrew Purves


2. The Incarnate Saviour:  T. F. Torrance on the Atonement

Elmer M. Colyer


3. Far as the Curse is Found: The Significance of Christ's Assuming a Fallen Human Nature in the Torrance Theology

Gerrit Scott Dawson


4. The Realist Epistemology of Thomas F. Torrance

Douglas F. Kelly


5. Towards a Theology of Belonging:  Key Themes in the Theology of J. B. Torrance

Alan J. Torrance


6. Calvin and the Café Church: Reflections at the Interface Between Reformed Theology and Current Trends in Worship

Graham Redding


7. The Christian Life and Our Participation in Christ's Continuing Ministry

Gary W. Deddo


8. The Hermenutical Nightmare and the Reconciling Work of Jesus Christ

C. Baxter Kruger


About the Authors

Index


 

Gerrit Dawson

Gerit Dawson is Minister of First Presbyterian Church, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Gerrit Dawson is Minister of First Presbyterian Church, Lenoir, North Carolina.

"The stunning lucidity of Christ's two-fold ministry of revelation and reconciliation as exemplified in the theology of the Torrance brothers is illuminated and illustrated in this collection of essays. This "Torrance reader" is not only a tribute to a multigenerational theological family but a compelling case for a truly evangelical theology that pursues grace into the very heart of God and follows it back out again into the hurt of humanity. A Torrance theology is not just another theological option, it is the very soul of theology, because it has both a beginning and an end in the One who is, who was, and who is to come. Here is what postmodern pilgrims have been searching for, truth that can be trusted and reality that shines through the fog of faith. These essays will renew and refresh the sermons of every preacher and rekindle in students their lost-love of theology." Ray S. Anderson, Senior Professor of Theology and Ministry, Fuller Theological Seminary--Sanford Lakoff