The theologically formed heart
Subtitle: essays in honor of David J. Gouwens
By: edited by Warner M. Bailey, Lee C. Barrett III, and James O. Duke ; with a foreword by D. Newell Williams
Contributors: Gouwens, David Jay, honouree
Publisher: Pickwick Publications
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Eugene, Oregon
Language: eng
Number of pages: 282
ISBN-13: 9781625641915
Copyright date: 2014
Subjects: Theology; Reformed Church; Doctrines
Description: The Theologically Formed Heart invites the reader to consider the role of theology in the formation of virtues and passions, and, conversely, the role of virtues and passions in understanding Scripture, theology, and living a Christian life. The essays in this volume are offered in appreciation of the teaching, scholarship, and service to the church and world of Professor of Theology David J. Gouwens. They are organized in three sections: theological reflections, Reformed theology in service to the church, and studies in the thought of Soren Kierkegaard. Four important issues are explored from multiple perspectives: the Church's coming to terms with religious pluralism in mission, inter-religious dialogue, theological education, and ecclesial life; the gospel's invitation to welcome communities of difference; Reformed aesthetics in Calvin's rhetoric and in contemporary hymnody; and Kierkegaard's contribution to theology and ecclesial practice. The aims of the book go beyond academic confines. Through reading the different essays, a personality will emerge who illustrates a life of scholarship that yields itself gladly to the God made known in Jesus Christ. Thus, beyond imparting new information, the book may inspire its readers to their own practice of theologically forming their hearts. -- ‡c From back cover.
Notes: "Publications of David J. Gouwens, Professor of Theology, Brite Divinity School": pages 280-282.

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Passionate doctrine: David Gouwens and the role of subjectivity in the "Yale School"  -- Lee C. Barrett III; title: Reflections on religious pluralism: disciples re-imagining mission 1941-1973  -- Don A. Pittman; title: "The church militant": A. Maude Royden and the quest for women's equality in the inter-war years  -- Susan J. White; title: The best friend of Jesus: a model for pastoral leadership in the gospel of John  -- Nancy Claire Pittman; title: Self-made eunuchs as model disciples: Matthew 19:12 in narrative and historical context  -- Jennifer Sylvan Alexander; title: Theological education in a secular age: challenges and possibilities  -- Nancy J. Ramsay; title: The aesthetics of persuasion: rhetoric in Calvin's The golden book of the true Christian life  -- Warner M. Bailey; title: Hearts kindled: Reformed theology and Glory to God: the Presbyterian hymnal  -- Michael Waschevski; title: Learning to live with and love our neighbors: setting Genesis 2 and John 21 in conversation  -- Stephen W. Plunkett; title: World-filling word: the extra Calvinisticum and interfaith dialogue  -- Cynthia L. Rigby; title: Robert Elliott Speet, some transatlantic and ecumenical considerations  -- Kenneth Cracknell; title: Kierkegaard on anxiety and original sin  -- C. Stephen Evans; title: At the foot of the altar: Kierkegaard's communion discourses as the resting point of his authorship  -- Sylvia Walsh Perkins; title: Kierkegaard for this world: thinking with Kierkegaard about the desire for security as a sickness unto death -- Paul Martens.