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Record Nr.

UNINA9910154599103321

Autore

Kärkkäinen Veli-Matti

Titolo

Spirit and salvation / / Veli-Matti K�arkk�ainen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Grand Rapids, Michigan : , : William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, , 2016

ISBN

9781467445306

1467445304

9780802868565

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xvii, 498 pages)

Collana

A constructive Christian theology for the pluralistic world ; ; volume 4

Disciplina

231.3

Soggetti

Holy Spirit

Salvation - Christianity

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction: In search of a new methodological vision for constructive theology --

PART I: SPIRIT

1. Introduction: In search of a plural, holistic pneumatology : How to speak of the Spirit in the contemporary world - or whether to speak at all! ; From a "unitive" to a "plural" paradigm of pneumatology ; The mutual dynamic of the divine and human spirit ; An Orientation to Part 1 --

2. The Spirit of the triune God : The slow progress of the doctrine of the Spirit: A theological reflection ; The eventual consolidation of the deity of the Spirit ; The Trinitarian personhood of the Spirit --

3. The Spirit in creation : Creation as the gift of divine hospitality: A Trinitarian account of creation ; The theological rediscovery of cosmic pneumatologies ; Toward a creational pneumatology ; The divine Spirit and the natural sciences ; Spirit(s) and creation in other faith traditions --

4. The cosmic Spirit and powers : Radical shifts in the interpretation of spirits and powers in theological tradition ; Spirits and powers among living faith traditions ; Angels and powers in a constructive theological perspective: A tentative proposal ; Toward a theology of the Spirit-filled Cosmos ; Encountering evil powers and the demonic: A theological



proposal --

5. Discerning the Holy Spirit among religions : For orientation: The theological significance of the Spirit(s) among religions ; Ruach in Jewish traditions ; Ruh in the Qur'an and Islamic spiritualities ; Atman and the Holy Spirit: Pneumatology in Hindu-Christian perspective ; Sunyata, Sambhogakaya, and the Holy Spirit: Pneumatology in Buddhist-Christian perspective ; Trinitarian guidelines for the discernment of the Spirit(s) --

6. The public Spirit and solidarity of others : The Spirit as the "public person" ; The solidarity of others ; Powers, Spirit(s), and liberation --

PART II: SALVATION

7. From Ordo Salutis to a salutary communion : Traditional accounts of soteriology and the need for revision ; In search of a holistic, communal, and cosmic Trinitarian soteriology ; An orientation to Part 2 --

8. Visions of "salvation" and liberation among religions : Introduction: The topic of "salvation" in interfaith context ; Salvation as redemption and submission in Abrahamic faiths ; The human condition in Asiatic traditions: Diagnosis and solution --

9. The divine favor and invitation for eternal fellowship : The impasse of classical debates on the doctrine of election ; A Trinitarian-pneumatological account of divine election ; Determinism, fatalism, and freedom of will among religions --

10. (Re-)turning to God - and to the neighbor : Conversion and repentance ; A Trinitarian theology of divine forgiveness ; Forgiveness with neighbors - and enemies ; Conversion, repentance, and forgiveness among religions --

11. One with God: Rightwising, renewal, and integrity of life : For orientation: The need to reframe the doctrine of justification ; The critique of reformation controversies and solutions in light of historical developments ; Resources for reconceptualization and revision of the doctrine of justification ; Salvation as union with the triune God: A Trinitarian theology of salutary participation ; Renewal, holiness, and integrity of life ; Justification, deification, and holiness in the pluralistic world --

12. Healing, restoration, and empowerment : Introduction: The neglect of theologies of healing and empowerment in soteriology ; Toward a constructive theology of healing and restoration - and suffering ; Guilt, shame, and forgiveness: Healing of the mind ; Healing and sickness among religions ; Empowerment, charismatic gifting, and Spirit baptism --

13. Reconciliation, liberation, and peacebuilding : The work of the Spirit in liberation and reconciliation of communities ; "Truth and reconciliation": Forgiveness and peacebuilding ; Reconciliation as the ultimate aim of salvation --

14. Epilogue: The faithfulness of God and the end of human yearning : Confidence in God's faithfulness until the end ; The wideness of soteriological vision: From creation to redemption to eschatological consummation.

Sommario/riassunto

The fourth installment in a wide and deep constructive theology for our time   This fourth volume in Veli-Matti Kärkkäinen’s ambitious five-volume systematic theology develops a constructive Christian pneumatology and soteriology in dialogue with the diverse global Christian tradition and with other major living faiths — Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, and Hinduism.