Living in Praise : Worshipping and Knowing God

by Ford, David F., and Daniel W. Hardy

• ISBN13: 9780801031212
• ISBN10: 0801031214
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-11-01
• Publisher: Baker Academic

Summary

"This revised and updated edition of one of the most influential works of theology published in recent years takes a fresh and joyous approach to some central questions. It explores the connections between prayer and praise and our knowledge of God, between worship and doctrine, between responding to God with love and living with wisdom and intellectual integrity."--BOOK JACKET.

Author Biography

David F. Ford (Ph.D., University of Cambridge) is Regius Professor of Divinity and Fellow of Selwyn College at the University of Cambridge and author or editor of many well-received books, including The Shape of Living. Daniel W. Hardy (Ph.D., University of Oxford), former director of the Center of Theological Inquiry in Princeton, New Jersey, is the author of many books, including God's Ways with the World.

Table of Contents

Preface to the Second Edition	vii
Acknowledgements	x
1 Introduction: Twin Explosions	1	(7)
2 The Experience of Praising God Today	8	(23)
The Idea of Praise	8	(2)
Christian Praise of God	10	(4)
The Threats to Praise	14	(3)
Modes of Praise Today	17	(11)
Face to Face	28	(1)
The Experience of Praising God	29	(2)
3 Past Praise Now: The Bible	31	(29)
Paul's Letter to the Philippians	32	(8)
The Gospel of Mark	40	(7)
Old Testament Praise	47	(13)
4 Past Praise Now: The Tradition	60	(30)
The 'Divine Comedy'	61	(6)
The Trinitarian Revolution Begins	67	(6)
Revelation and Debate	73	(3)
God and the World	76	(4)
God and the Cross	80	(2)
God and the Future	82	(2)
Twentieth-century Praise: Pentecostalism	84	(5)
Conclusion	89	(1)
5 Basic Christian Existence as Praise	90	(22)
Basic Christian Existence as 'a Laugh'	90	(3)
Identity through Praise	93	(5)
The Ecology of Praise	98	(4)
Poet of Creation	102	(3)
Maturity in Praise	105	(7)
6 Evil, Suffering and Death	112	(23)
Shame	112	(7)
Against the Stoics	119	(2)
Non-order	121	(3)
Hatred and Historical Evil	124	(5)
Vindicating God	129	(6)
7 Knowing God	135	(20)
Being Known	135	(2)
Projection	137	(3)
The Ecology of Knowing	140	(5)
The Relevance of God	145	(2)
God and the World	147	(5)
Revelation	152	(3)
8 Jesus is Our Praise	155	(18)
The Historical Jesus	155	(2)
The Life of Jesus	157	(2)
Jesus Beyond Dilemmas: The Life of New Responsibility	159	(6)
The Resurrection is Knowledge and Praise	165	(4)
Chalcedon: Jesus, God and Man	169	(4)
9 Praise and Prophecy	173	(20)
The God of Joy	174	(2)
Stoicism against Joy	176	(7)
The God of Hope	183	(2)
Hope for the Church	185	(2)
The Spread of Praise and Knowledge of God	187	(6)
Epilogue: After Twenty Years	193	(11)
The Importance of Praise	193	(1)
The Characteristics of Praise	194	(3)
Redescribing Praise	197	(3)
Refinding God in the World	200	(4)
Notes	204	(3)
Index of Names	207	(5)
Index of Subjects	212