Self Giving God And Salvation History
Subtitle: The Trinitarian Theology of Johannes von Hofmann
Publisher: T. & T. Clark Publishers
Published: August 31, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 287
ISBN-13: 9780567027207
Subjects: Nature & existence of God; Individual Theologians And Their Works (General); Lutheran Churches; Religion - Theology; Theology; Religion; Christian Theology - General; Christian Theology - Protestant; Christianity - Lutheran; (Johann Christian Konrad),; 1810-1877; Hofmann, J. Chr. K. von
Description: Hofmann (1810-1877) was one of the most significant theologians of the 19th century and perhaps the century's most influential Lutheran theologian. Matthew L. Becker introduces us to Hofmann's trinitarian view of God. According to Hofmann, God freely chose to give himself out of divine love. Becker's book centers on Hofmann's understanding of history. In Hofmann's trinitarian kenosis, the eternal God has become historical by self-emptying God's self into Jesus. For Hofmann, world history can only be understood within the historical self-giving of the triune God who is love. Thus, for Hofmann all of history is salvation-history, a kind of history that embraces and fulfills God's purposes in the world. Matthew L. Becker is a Professor of Theology at Concordia University, Portland, Oregon. An ordained Lutheran minister, Dr. Becker has served congregations in Chicago and Orgegon. He is a co-editor of God Opens Doors, a history of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod in the Pacific Northwest