A prominent scholar sets forth in plain, uncomplicated language the essence of two millennia of Christian thinking on the existence and nature of God, how Jesus reveals God, and what this means for the faithful today.
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A prominent scholar sets forth in plain, uncomplicated language the essence of two millennia of Christian thinking on the existence and nature of God, how Jesus reveals God, and what this means for the faithful today.
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Thomas C. Oden is the Henry Anson Buttz Professor of Theology and Ethics at Drew University and the author of more than twenty widely read books, including Pastoral Theology, Agenda for Theology, and Kerygma and Counseling. He is also the general editor of the pioneering series The Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture.
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Thomas C. Oden (Ph.D., Yale University) recently retired as Henry Anson Buttz Professor of Theology at The Theological School of Drew University in Madison, New Jersey. He is general editor of the Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture and author of numerous theological works, including a three-volume systematic theology.
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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
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An orthodox, yet smart Systematic theology,
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This review is from: The Living God: Systemic Theology: Volume One (Systematic Theology) (Paperback)
Oden, a professor at Drew University, used to be a die-hard modernist, by his own admission. Upon reading the church fathers (such as Hilary, Basil, Jerome, Athanasius, etc) he actually was drawn toward traditional Christianity. It is not surprising that this book (about God's nature and actions) is very traditional, and relies on the Church Fathers', including the reformers, ideas. By using the Bible, as interpreted by the Fathers and the reformers, well reasoned and enduring theology is presented. However this book is very detailed and is very comprehensive, which as another reviewer pointed out, may seem boring to some. However to others it is a great summary of the Christian faith. Here Oden looks at: God's nature, God's character, his name, his works, his Triunity, etc. I highly recommend this book. It is probably the best sytematic theology on the market.
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
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A very worthwhile systematic theology,
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This review is from: The Living God: Systemic Theology: Volume One (Systematic Theology) (Paperback)
Yes, this book is a bit head-y. It is, after all a book on systematic theology. For those of us interested in such things this treatment (along with vols. 2 & 3) present a comprehensive and scholarly study of the theologies of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Oden's perspective is more Wesleyan than Calvinist. All readers, from Wesleyans to Calvinists can benefit from the sound Biblical study presented in these works.
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This review is from: The Living God: Systemic Theology: Volume One (Systematic Theology) (Paperback)
Oden gives us an extremely detailed systematic theology. For the non-reader, or average Christian there may be too much information to swallow. However for those of us who love to dig deeper into our beliefs, this is one of the best systematic theologys out there. In this volume (volume 1) Oden looks at the basic notions of God presented in the Christian tradition. Such topics include whether God is Triune, God's character, etc. Oden (in his 2nd volume) talks about his 'pyramid of sources' which basically means which sources he considers valuable. They are listed here from most important (to his organization process) to least: the Bible, Ante and Nicene Fathers, Medieval authors, Reformers, and modern theologians. He does not have a problem with reformers, and he quotes from them liberally too, he just has studied a lot of church history, not just reformation beliefs. He also only quotes church fathers when they represent commonly held ideas. I.e. he quotes Augustine and Origen, but not when their views were extreme and rejected by most of the church. As far as I can tell Oden is very traditional, and he leans toward a Wesleyan view of free-will. Overall this book is VERY detailed and it is obvious Oden has done his research.
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triune teaching, classical exegetes, ancient ecumenical consensus, theistic reasoning, divine reliability, underived existence, comprehensive coherence, triune mystery, remembering community, divine immensity, scientia media, consequent will, natural causality, relational attributes, historical reasoning, general providence, theistic arguments Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
John of Damascus, New Testament, Holy Spirit, Jesus Christ, Gregory Nazianzen, Gregory of Nyssa, Clement of Alex, John Chrysostom, Cyril of Jerusalem, Justin Martyr, Thomas Aquinas, Old Testament, God the Father, Son of God, Catherine of Siena, First Apol, Holy Writ, Teresa of Avila, Julian of Norwich, Second Theol, Catherine of Genoa, Concerning the Statues, John's Gospel, Christ Jesus, Clement of Rome New!
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triune teaching, classical exegetes, ancient ecumenical consensus, theistic reasoning, divine reliability, underived existence, comprehensive coherence, triune mystery, remembering community, divine immensity, scientia media, consequent will, natural causality, relational attributes, historical reasoning, general providence, theistic arguments Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
John of Damascus, New Testament, Holy Spirit, Jesus Christ, Gregory Nazianzen, Gregory of Nyssa, Clement of Alex, John Chrysostom, Cyril of Jerusalem, Justin Martyr, Thomas Aquinas, Old Testament, God the Father, Son of God, Catherine of Siena, First Apol, Holy Writ, Teresa of Avila, Julian of Norwich, Second Theol, Catherine of Genoa, Concerning the Statues, John's Gospel, Christ Jesus, Clement of Rome New!
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- Dialogue with Trypho (Selections from the Fathers of the Church) by Justin Martyr on 15 pages
- Nature, Man and God by William Temple on 5 pages
- The Way of Perfection by Teresa Of Avila on 5 pages
- Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion: The Posthumous Essays of the Immortality of the Soul and of Suicide by David Hume on 4 pages
- Essay on Faith and Morality by William James on 4 pages
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- Creation and Last Things: At the Intersection of Theology and Science (Foundations of Christian Faith) by Gregory S. Cootsona in Back Matter
- Theological Literacy in the Twenty-First Century by Rodney L. Petersen on page 43
- Retrieving the Tradition and Renewing Evangelicalism: A Primer for Suspicious Protestants by Daniel H. Williams on page 33
- Symbols of Jesus: A Christology of Symbolic Engagement by Robert Cummings Neville in Back Matter
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