... not tame it. They were aware that the Word of God was a transforming Word that was never wholly under the control of the interpreter. God used human language to achieve God's purposes, which might—or might not—be identical with the aspirations of the would-be prophets who proclaimed them. Set...

... is given into human care. God’s creative activity continues in his providence, also as he combats evils in preserving his creatures. Eschatological hope rests on his re-creative activity. Body and soul catechism s Luther’s creation God’s God reason Adam and Eve gift s of God history Word of God...

... character of God’s Word, and other doctrines. Luther’s polemic also served pastoral purposes, defending the faithful against error. Devil Erasmus Desiderius of Rotterdam pastoral care polemics Word of God apocalyptic hermeneutics Holy Spirit Indulgences papacy tradition Worms diet edict...

... of freedom. The first half of the chapter provides an overview of Barth’s homiletical theology, including its Trinitarian backdrop, the Christological aspects of his doctrines of the ‘Word of God’ and of ‘reconciliation’, and the implications of these commitments for Barth’s homiletical approach. The second...

..., fundamentalism, Modernism, and other factors. The chapter describes how Quakers have viewed the authority and inspiration of the Bible and how they have held the importance of the Bible in tension with the inward teaching of Christ, whom they refer to as the ‘Word of God’. The chapteralso contrasts various forms...

...This chapter argues that the two focal points of authority in Vermigli’s political theology – the magistrate and the word of God – do not function in the same way. Rather, each presupposes a different metaphysical framework of being and causality. Vermigli teaches that magistrates mediate God’s...

.... The government brought in additional military units, militarized the state, and developed a counterinsurgency plan of threats and harassment that was initiated in 1995, more than a year after the uprising. During this period, additional Word of God communities became Zapatista communities seen as an application...

... and inspiration. All three religious traditions are built around a particular sacred text—the Tanakh, the Bible, the Koran—that, as a witness to the proclamatory Word of God, demands both utmost devotion and perpetual exegesis. apophatism Dionysius the Areopagite Corpus of apophatism Divine Names The Dionysius...

...This chapter examines the changing nature of John Bunyan’s relationship with the Word of God as expressed in the Bible and the way it shaped his life and writing in a range of genres. Bunyan’s own experience of conversion, engendered as it was by his violent encounters with the Word of God both...

...This book concludes with a last word from the Tuscan-New York writer Franco Ferrucci, a novelist and a prominent essayist and scholar. Taken from his novel The Life of God (As Told by Himself), this epilogue presents the literal word of God. In this fictional autobiography...

... there is a close relationship, amounting to identity, between the Logos, as the Word of God, that was made flesh, and the manifold logoi of creation. If we hold to this close interrelationship, rather than seeking to identify logos as a constituent of created...

... Spirit doctrine Christian story theology tradition Israel prophecy revelation sacraments sacramental Baptists hermeneutics Second Vatican Council ecclesiology obedience church congregation election hermeneutic John’s Gospel Karl Barth Paul Fiddes sacramentality Trinity Word of God...

... imitate. Interreligious spaces and engagements are opportunities that enrich both in their similarities and distinctions. It also reiterates the provocative and transformative nature of the Word of God in the world. taqwa God consciousness comparative feminist theology Word of God transformation...

...The so-called classical view of scripture states that scripture really is the word of God. Karl Barth's view has emerged as an important and influential alternative to the classical view. He does not endorse what is often loosely called a ‘progressive’ or ‘liberal’ view...

...From the very beginning, Christians have gathered together every week to pray together, read from their sacred texts (the Word of God) and interpret those readings, and to share a ritual meal. This is exemplified in the different names given to the ritual including “Lord’s Supper” and “Mass...

... the prototype of the order in which there can be other true words alongside the one Word of God, created and determined by it, exactly corresponding to it, fully serving it and therefore enjoying its power and authority. (my italics) This may be, as Webster puts it, a ‘somewhat meagre source...

...Karl Barth’s Moral Thought. Gerald McKenny, Oxford University Press. © Gerald McKenny 2021. DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780192845528.003.0001 Barth’s theological ethics is a version of divine command ethics. However, it is a highly unusual version. Its premise is that the Word of God...

... towards the less destructive aspects of the Reformation. The reforms under Edward VI were intended to establish a godly commonwealth, morally and socially reformed, in which the scriptural Word of God was preached from the pulpit. Acquiescence in these reforms may have depended neither on immediate...

... Neoplatonism Shī‘ism Ashʿarism Muʿtazilism Fātimids Word of God Will of God Command of God Names of God Revelation Including a chapter on Ismāʿīlī theology in this volume is all but self-evident, as one may legitimately question the existence of ‘theology’ as a distinct field in medieval...

... that the proclamation of the living and free Word of God in Jesus Christ lies at the heart of the commission laid on the church, and that the task of theology is to test the truth of that proclamation. However, Barth becomes increasingly critical of Luther and Calvin when they distinguish God revealed in Jesus Christ...