Living in the LambLight : Christianity and Contemporary Challenges to the Gospel

by Boersma, Hans

• ISBN13: 9781573831772
• ISBN10: 1573831778
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-10-01
• Publisher: Regent College Pub

Summary

In recent decades many fundamental Christian assumptions about the nature of God and the world have come under attack. No longer can one assume even in many church circles that historic Christian beliefs about the Trinity and providence are generally accepted or understood. Scientific knowledge and new technologies have also presented challenges for the church. How, for example, should Christians understand the ecological crisis? And how should the opening chapters of Genesis be understood in an age of genetic research and evolutionary science? This collection of essays attempts to chart a faithful path for postmodern Christians, exploring the foundational ideas and concepts of a Christian worldview and suggesting their implications for Christian living today.Contributors: Hans Boersma John Cooper Marva J. Dawn Michael W. Goheen Christopher D. Marshall Arnold E. Sikkema John G. Stackhouse, Jr. Rikki E. Watts John R. Wood

Author Biography

Hans Boersma holds the Geneva Chair for Reformational Worldview Studies at Trinity Western University in Langley, B.C., Canada

Table of Contents

Contributors	vii
Acknowledgements	viii
Abbreviations	x
Introduction The Relevance of Theology and Worldview in a Postmodern Context	1	(14)
Part I Relating to Our Culture	15	(112)
Charting a Faithful Course amidst Postmodern Winds	17	(16)
Michael Goheen
Why Christians Should Abandon Certainty	33	(10)
John G. Stackhouse, Jr.
The Subversion of Genuine Worship	43	(24)
Marva J. Dawn
Part II Relating to Our God
The Feet of God: In Stomping Boots or Dancing Shoes? The Trinity as Answer to Violence	67	(30)
Hans Boersma
Death of the Watchmaker: Modern Science and the Providence of God	97	(12)
Arnold E. Sikkema
Is God Our Mother? The Bible and Inclusive Language for God	109	(18)
John Cooper
Part III Relating to Our World	127	(74)
On the Edge of the Millennium: Making Sense of Genesis 1	129	(24)
Rikki E. Watts
Biophilia and the Gospel: Loving Nature or Worshipping God?	153	(24)
John R. Wood
The Jabs of Justice: Towards a Christian Understanding of Punishment	177	(24)
Christopher D. Marshall
Index	201