Divine Revelation

by Avis, Paul

• ISBN13: 9780802842190
• ISBN10: 0802842194
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1997-08-01
• Publisher: Eerdmans Pub Co

Summary

Although the question of revelation is crucial, it has not received the attention commensurate with its strategic significance in theology. The seminal approaches of Barth, Rahner, and Pannenberg, for example, are conducted at such an abstract and sophisticated level as to be inaccessible to beginners, and although the work of several individual modern theologians is worthwhile, there is a significant lack of comprehensive resources on the topic. Several years in preparation, this volume aims to redress that deficiency. The contributors, originating from England, Scotland, Ireland, the United States, and Canada, represent a spectrum of religious traditions and views. The aim is to provide biblical, historical, contemporary, and reflective resources on the ways in which divine revelation has been understood in the history of Christian theology and is now understood in theological discussion. Ideal for students of theology in universities, colleges, and seminaries, for those attending training courses for the priesthood, and for lay Christians of all denominations, Divine Revelation enables readers to think constructively about this vital topic in a way that is conducive to a critical, informed, and living faith.

Table of Contents

Notes on Contributors	v	(2)
Foreword	vii
1. Biblical Concepts of Divine Revelation	1	(22)
James D. G. Dunn (University of Durham)
2. Revelation in the Theology of the Roman Catholic Church	23	(22)
Gabriel Daly (Trinity College, Dublin)
3. Divine Revelation in Modern Protestant Theology	45	(22)
Paul Avis (University of Exeter)
4. Revelation and Philosophy	67	(20)
Terence Penelhum (University of Calgary)
5. Revelation and Critical Theory	87	(13)
Charles Davis (Concordia University)
6. Revelation and Divine Action	100	(12)
Maurice Wiles (Oxford University)
7. Revelation and World Religions	112	(28)
Gavin D'Costa (University of Bristol)
8. The Gospels as Revelation	140	(16)
Leslie Houlden (King's College, London)
9. Revelation in Feminist Philosophy and Theology	156	(18)
Esther Reed (University of Exeter)
10. Jesus the Revelation of God	174	(27)
Richard Bauckham (University of St Andrew's)
11. Revelation Reaffirmed	201
William J. Abraham (Perkins School of Divinity, Southern Methodist University)