{"product_id":"divine-teaching-isbn-9781405102711","title":"Divine Teaching","description":"This innovative work is an introduction to Christian theology with a difference. Not only does it interpret, with clarity and energy, fundamental Christian beliefs but it also shows how and why these beliefs arose, promoting an understanding of theological reflection that encourages readers to think theologically themselves.  \u003cp\u003eFrom Irenaeus and Aquinas to Girard, from Augustine to Zizioulas and contemporary feminist thought, \u003ci\u003eDivine Teaching\u003c\/i\u003e explores the ways in which major thinkers in the Christian tradition have shaped theology through the wide variety of their encounters with God. It makes theological study adventurous and interactive, not necessarily requiring a faith commitment from all, but allowing readers a thoughtful involvement in the subject that takes seriously the Christian vision of God as the ultimate teacher of theology.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDivine Teaching: An Introduction to Christian Theology\u003c\/i\u003e is an imaginative and lively analysis of the Christian way of thinking, offering vivid and informing insight into the history and practice of Christian theology.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Becoming a Theologian 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 How God Makes Theologians 3\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAstonishment and Theological Virtue 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResurrection to Pentecost: Where Christian Theology Begins 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBut Can You Study Theology without Having to Believe? 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Strange Calling: Theologians as Adventurers, Pirates, Mystics, and Sages 16\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdventure: Continuing Conversion of the Theologian 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePiracy: Thinking Analogically 18\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMystical Life: Interpreting Reality in Terms of God 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWisdom: Thinking by Means of God’s Thoughts 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Divine Teaching and Christian Beliefs 31\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTheology’s Weakness and Wisdom’s Parting Gift 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSacred Teaching: The Nature and Function of Christian Beliefs 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVisions of the Whole: Origen, Aquinas, and Barth 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow Not to Believe: The Dangers of Fantasy and Fanaticism 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Theology’s Search for Understanding 55\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Salvation: The Foundation of Christian Theology 57\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOrientation 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy Start with Salvation? 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSalvation as the Basis for Christian Theology 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIdentifying Different Approaches to the Mystery of Salvation 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Salvation: Meeting Heaven Face to Face 79\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLandmarks 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIrenaeus: Salvation and New Creation 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBrief Interlude: A Crucial Difficulty in Soteriology 86\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAugustine and God’s Justice 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnselm and the Divine Order 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePathfinding 94\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOn the Death of Christ: Orthodox, Feminist, and Girardian Concerns 94\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSalvation and the Paschal Mystery 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Divine Life: Trinity, Incarnation, and the Breathing of the Spirit 111\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOrientation 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSheer Bliss: Why God Reveals Divine Life to be the Trinity 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForgiveness and Abundance: Origins of Trinitarian Awareness 114\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Life of the Incarnate Word and the Power of the Spirit 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Developing Principles of Trinitarian Theology 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLandmarks 138\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAugustine on the Mysterious Attraction of the Trinity 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKarl Barth on the God Who Loves in Freedom 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePathfinding 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuestions in Trinitarian Theology Today 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Trinity and Mystical Participation in God 175\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Creaturely Life: A Journey towards Beatitude 179\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOrientation 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDeath No Longer Has Dominion: Creation’s Path in the Light of Easter 180\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCreation – Revelation – Sacrament 188\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHuman Life – Ecclesial Life – Beatitude 199\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLandmarks 204\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThomas Aquinas on Creation: “A Representation of the Divine Wisdom” 204\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBlaise Pascal on Human Existence 210\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePathfinding 217\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTwo Disputed Questions 217\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Human Calling in Creation 222\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 229\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography 241\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 249\u003c\/p\u003e  \"There are so many strengths to the book, many of which I've tried to point out. Chief among them is that this book is all about how we might actually learn about God from God, in our inmost being, not as bits of true information, but as an abiding light that will illuminate all other seeing and knowing.\" (Theophiliacs, 8 July 2011)  \u003cp\u003e\"Textbooks should only be written by genuine teachers who truly love their students. Mark McIntosh is clearly such a teacher.\" (\u003ci\u003eModern Theology,\u003c\/i\u003e April 2010)“Astonishing in its combination of scope, acuity, and accessibility. In short, truly magisterial: this book is in all ways the product of a master theologian working at the top of his game.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCharles T. Mathewes, University of Virginia\u003c!--end--\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Mark McIntosh has earned a justifiable reputation for his deeply passionate and highly literate books on Christian theology. This work adds further proof that his excellent reputation is warranted. I can think of no better guide for anyone interested in how theologians go about their task as well as why that task is both a rigorous intellectual discipline and a liberating adventure of the heart.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLawrence S. Cunningham, University of Notre Dame\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“With its refreshingly original approach, this book offers an attractive and reliable introduction to newcomers to the subject as well as plenty to provoke old hands.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eFergus Kerr, University of Edinburgh\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“To be commended for its refreshing approach and inclusive perspective, and should be a welcome read for theological novices as well as veterans.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAnglican Theological Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eMark A. McIntosh\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Systematic Theology and Spirituality at Loyola University, Chicago, where he has taught undergraduates and doctoral students for fifteen years. His publications include \u003ci\u003eChristology from Within: Spirituality and the Incarnation in Hans Urs von Balthasar\u003c\/i\u003e (1996), \u003ci\u003eMystical Theology: The Integrity of Spirituality and Theology \u003c\/i\u003e(Blackwell, 1998), \u003ci\u003eMysteries of Faith\u003c\/i\u003e (2000), and \u003ci\u003eDiscernment and Truth\u003c\/i\u003e (2004). A priest in the Episcopal Church, he has served as canon theologian to the Presiding Bishop and Primate.  This innovative work is an introduction to Christian theology with a difference. Not only does it interpret, with clarity and energy, fundamental Christian beliefs but it also shows how and why these beliefs arose, promoting an understanding of theological reflection that encourages readers to think theologically themselves.  \u003cp\u003eFrom Irenaeus and Aquinas to Girard, from Augustine to Zizioulas and contemporary feminist thought, \u003ci\u003eDivine Teaching\u003c\/i\u003e explores the ways in which major thinkers in the Christian tradition have shaped theology through the wide variety of their encounters with God. It makes theological study adventurous and interactive, not necessarily requiring a faith commitment from all, but allowing readers a thoughtful involvement in the subject that takes seriously the Christian vision of God as the ultimate teacher of theology.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDivine Teaching: An Introduction to Christian Theology\u003c\/i\u003e is an imaginative and lively analysis of the Christian way of thinking, offering vivid and informing insight into the history and practice of Christian theology.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989079310565,"sku":"NP9781405102711","price":42.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781405102711.jpg?v=1761782710","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/divine-teaching-isbn-9781405102711","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}