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Record Nr.

UNINA9910461277103321

Titolo

The theology of Colin Gunton [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Lincoln Harvey

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : T & T Clark, c2010

ISBN

1-283-20063-5

9786613200631

0-567-55862-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (232 p.)

Collana

T & T Clark theology

Altri autori (Persone)

HarveyLincoln

Disciplina

230.092

Soggetti

Theology

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Three of the essays to be found in this collection were originally presented at a day conference on the theology of Colin E. Gunton held at Spurgeon's College, London in 2007"--P. [vii].

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

A decision tree of Colin Gunton's thinking / Robert W. Jenson -- Gunton and Barth / John Webster -- Towards the Analogia personae et relationis : developments in Gunton's Trinitarian thinking / Stephen R. Holmes -- The person as willing agent : classifying Gunton's christology / Alan Spence -- The taste of cake : relation and otherness with Colin Gunton and the strong second hand of God / Paul Cumin -- The double homoousion : forming the content of Gunton's theology / Lincoln Harvey -- Provisionality and promise : avoiding ecclesiastical Nestorianism? / John E. Colwell -- Created for action : Colin Gunton's relational anthropology / Paraskevè Tibbs -- Colin Gunton's doctrine of atonement : transcending rationalism by metaphor / Justyn Terry -- Colin Gunton on providence : critical commentaries / Terry J. Wright -- Colin Gunton and the theological origin of modernity / Brad Green -- The shape of Colin Gunton's theology : on the way towards a fully Trinitarian theology / Christoph Schwöbel.

Sommario/riassunto

In The Theology of Colin E. Gunton , a number of contemporary theologians from across the world critically engage with the work of this influential British theologian. Gunton's handling of the gospel of Jesus Christ is celebrated, key doctrines critically examined, and his



contribution to the ongoing theological task carefully evaluated. Contributors address key issues at the centre of Gunton's understanding of the Christian gospel, thereby enabling readers to appreciate how Gunton's fundamental analysis of the relation between God, creation and Jesus Christ impacts the church's ongoing task o