I'm speaking at Xpose Preaching Conference in Melbourne next week. One of my lectures will be about the the crucifixion of Christ and the suffering of God. I'm pretty 'classical' when it comes to thinking about the impassibility of God and the two natures of Christ. Will be interesting to see how my material is received.
Anyway, I've come across this interesting quote and I thought I'd share:
The themes of relatedness, mutuality and inclusivenes have appeared, quite independently, in process, trinitarian, liberation and feminist theology. Twentieth-century theologians exegete the love of God in terms that are familiar to modern culture: sympathy, compassion, mutuality, solidarity, inclusiveness.
- Kevin J. My-Surname-Is-Awesome Vanhoozer, God, Scripture and Hermeneutics: First Theology
3 comments:
I'm not sure what VanHoozer is driving at. But aren't each of the terms identified by him, when used in a balanced Biblical way, good descriptions of God?
Part of his point is that the modern view of God criticises the older views for being a slave to the cultural thought-forms of the Greeks. But newer emphases are equally influenced by cultural factors.
Thanks. I really like VH. But I would love to read something of his which engages in theology proper rather than the throat clearing prolegomena that he spends most of his time doing.
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