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Record Nr.

UNINA9910461651903321

Autore

Wynne Jeremy J

Titolo

Wrath among the perfections of God's life [[electronic resource] /] / by Jeremy J. Wynne

Pubbl/distr/stampa

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

ISBN

0-567-42319-0

1-283-19721-9

9786613197214

0-567-37089-5

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (241 p.)

Collana

T & T Clark studies in systematic theology

Disciplina

231

Soggetti

God (Christianity) - Attributes

Theology, Doctrinal

Anger - Religious aspects - Christianity

Redemption - Christianity

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-223) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

A systematic approach reconsidered -- The subject matter of the doctrine of the divine perfections : content impressing form -- The arrangement and inner logic of the divine perfections : form reflecting content -- The Lord's vineyard and the rule of his generosity : Matthew 20.1-16 and Isaiah 5.1-7 -- Wrath, righteousness, and the acquittal of the guilty : Romans 3.21-26 and Exodus 34.6-7 -- Publication of salvation and final judgment : Revelation 14.14-20 and Amos 3.2.

Sommario/riassunto

Late-modern theology is marked by persistent and widespread uncertainty as to how the wrath of God can be taken up as a legitimate theme within dogmatics. Rather than engage the most fundamental task of clarifying the inner logic by which God's identity is revealed in scripture, privilege has been ceded either to cultural and textual criticism, to ostensibly self-evident moral sensibilities, or to the thematization of religious experience. The present work sets out to rectify this misstep. The result is a rigorous proposal for understanding wrath expressly within the doctrine of God, as a rede