Renewing Christian theology
Subtitle: systematics for a global Christianity
By: Amos Yong ; with artistic images and commentary by Jonathan A. Anderson
Publisher: Baylor University Press
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Waco, Texas
Language: eng
Number of pages: 453
ISBN-13: 9781602587618
Subjects: Doctrines; Pentecostalism; Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin; Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin Theologische Fakultät Systematische Theologie; Pentecostal churches; Doctrinal Theology; Assemblies of God
Description: Christianity's center of gravity has tilted from the Euro-American West to the global South. Driving this shift is the emergence of charismatic renewal movements among Protestant, Roman Catholic, and Orthodox churches. This reshaping of the theological landscape has inspired prominent theologian Amos Yong to construct a cutting-edge theology for the twenty-first century. Within a Pentecostal and evangelical framework, Yong's Renewing Christian Theology is a primer on how to think theologically in a global context. Students seeking an introduction to systematic theology will not only discover the treasures of the tradition but will also encounter a revolutionary pastoral theology that bridges Pentecostal, charismatic, evangelical, and ecumenical traditions. Yong's theological imagination prioritizes Christian hope, gifts of the Spirit, baptism, sanctification, and healing. Renewing Christian Theology unveils an inclusive theology conversant with contemporary theological movements -- theology and science, contextual theologies, intercultural theologies, theology and disability, public theologies, theology and the arts, and theological aesthetics. Renewing Christian Theology is theology for the twenty-first-century church.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 371-419) and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : renewing Christian theology; title: the contemporary taks in global context; title: The last days and the end of time : Christian hope then and now; title: The gifts of the Holy Spirit : Christian ministry and the mission of God; title: The baptism in the Holy Spirit : a salvation-historical perspective; title: Sanctification and holiness : in the world but not of it; title: Ordinances and sacraments : practicing the Christian life; title: The church and its mission : the Spirit of the reconciling God; title: Divine healing : salvation of the body and redemption of the world; title: Salvation in Christ through the Spirit : an eschatological soteriology; title: Creation and fall : natural history and the redemptive ends of God; title: The eternal Godhead : the mystery of the Triune God in a world of many faiths; title: The Spirit-inspired scriptures : biblical authority and theological methods for us and our salvation.