Captive to the Word of God: Engaging the Scriptures for Contemporary Theological Reflection - Softcover

Volf, Miroslav

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0802865909 ISBN 13: 9780802865908

Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2010

Synopsis

In Captive to the Word of God eminent theologian Miroslav Volf invites readers to dip with him into the deep well of Scripture -- to look over his shoulder as he engages actively with the Bible, which, as he notes, is at once a sacred text, a witness to Jesus Christ, and the site of God's self-revelation for the sake of humanity's salvation. After a probing explanation of how and why he uses Scripture to shape theological thought, Volf applies his interpretive principles to 1 Peter, the Gospel of John, 1 John, and Ecclesiastes. Volf's explorations -- far from esoteric reflections emanating out of a theological bubble -- get at the heart of some of the most real and perplexing religious quandaries of our time: pluralism, materialism, Muslim-Christian relations, how Christians ought to relate to their surrounding culture, and what it really means to say that "God is love." Together, these chapters inspire a vision of life that is informed by Scripture and lived lovingly and joyfully before God and with others.

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About the Author

Miroslav Volf is Director of the Yale Center for Faith and Culture and Henry B. Wright Professor of Systematic Theology at Yale Divinity School, New Haven, Connecticut. He is also the author of Exclusion and Embrace: A Theological Exploration of Identity, Otherness, and Reconciliation.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0802865909
• ISBN 13: 9780802865908
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 188