Divine Agency and Divine Action, Volume IV: A Theological and Philosophical Agenda

by William J. Abraham

Overview

In the final of four volumes, William J. Abraham seeks an account of God as an agent. Systematic theology raises deep metaphysical questions about the central concepts we use in our thinking about God. If God is an agent, the question of how to articulate this conviction arises. Abraham illumines the concept of God as agent by attending to various traditional problems in Christian doctrine like the relation of freedom and grace, divine action in liberation theology, the presence of God in the Eucharist, divine providence, the relationship of Christianity and Islam, the relation of the natural sciences to theology and apparent design, and the realm of the demonic. Divine action is the point of departure for reflection on these topics. It not only clarifies the concept of God as an agent but also solutions to these traditional problems.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780192653987
Publisher:	OUP Oxford
Publication date:	05/20/2021
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	256
File size:	637 KB

About the Author

William J. Abraham is Albert Cook Outler Professor of Wesley Studies at Southern Methodist University. He is an Irish theologian, analytic philosopher, and United Methodist pastor known for his work in philosophy of religion, religious epistemology, evangelism, and church renewal. Prior to his tenure at Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University, he has worked as Professor at Seattle Pacific University and Visiting Professor at Harvard Divinity School.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Orientation1. On God as an Agent2. Divine Freedom and Divine Suffering3. Divine Action, Grace, and Human Agency4. Particular Providence and the Details of Divine Action5. Salvation, Baptism in the Holy Spirit, and Experience6. Divine Action in the Eucharist7. Divine Action and Skepticism in the Book of Exodus8. Divine Action and the Preferential Option for the Poor9. Divine Action and the Charge of Sexist Discourse10. Divine Action in History11. Divine Action, Design, and Natural Theology12. Divine Action and the Demonic13. Divine Action and Divine Identity in Christianity and IslamBibliography