About the Book
Books on the Christian life abound. Some focus on spirituality, others on practices, and others still on doctrines such as justification or forgiveness. Few offer an account of the Christian life that portrays redeemed Christian existence within the multifaceted and beautiful whole of the Christian confession. This book attempts to fill that gap. It provides a constructive, specifically theological interpretation of the Christian life according to the nature of God's grace. This means coordinating the Triune God, his reconciling, justifying, redemptive, restorative, and otherwise transformative action with those practices of the Christian life emerging from it. The doctrine of the Christian life developed here unifies doctrine and life, confession and practice within the divine economy of grace.
Drawing together some of the most important theologians in the church today, Sanctified by Grace achieves what no other theological text offers – a shared work of dogmatic theology oriented to redeemed Christian existence.
Table of Contents:
Contents
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
List of Contributors
Introduction Kent Eilers and Kyle Strobel
Part One-The Gracious One
Chapter One The Triune God
Fred Sanders, Torrey Honors Institute, Biola University, USA
Chapter Two The Electing God
Suzanne McDonald, Calvin College, USA
Chapter Three The Creating and Providential God
Katherine Sonderegger, Virginia Theological Seminary, USA
Chapter Four The Saving God
Ian McFarland, Emory University, USA
Chapter Five The Perfecting God
Christopher R. J. Holmes, University of Otago, New Zealand
Part Two The Graces of the Christian Life
Chapter Six Reconciliation and Justification
John P. Burgess, Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, USA
Chapter Seven Redemption and Victory
Christiaan Mostert, previously at Uniting Church Theological College, Australia
Chapter Eight Communion with Christ: Mortification and Vivification
John Webster, University of St. Andrews, UK
Part Three The Means of Grace
Chapter Nine Scripture
Donald Wood, University of Aberdeen, UK
Chapter Ten Church and Sacraments
Tom Greggs, University of Aberdeen, UK
Part Four-The Practices of Grace
Chapter Eleven Discipleship
Philip Ziegler, University of Aberdeen, UK
Chapter Twelve Prayer
Ashley Cocksworth, The Queen's Foundation for Ecumenical Theological Education, UK
Chapter Thirteen Theology
Ellen Charry, Princeton Theological Seminary, USA
Chapter Fourteen Preaching
William Willimon, Duke Divinity School, USA
Chapter Fifteen Forgiveness & Reconciliation
D. Stephen Long, Marquette University, USA
Bibliography
Index
About the Author :
Kent Eilers (PhD, University of Aberdeen) is assistant professor of theology at Huntington University, USA. He is also the author of Faithful to Save: Pannenberg on God's Reconciling Activity (T&T Clark).
Kyle Strobel (PhD, University of Aberdeen) is assistant professor of theology at Grand Canyon University, USA and research associate at the University of the Free State (Bloemfontein). He is also the author of Jonathan Edwards's Theology: A Reinterpretation (T&T Clark).
Review :
A valuable collection of essays by a distinguished group of authors, this volume explores the significance for the Christian life of several key doctrines. It is to be highly commended for overcoming the artificial boundaries between dogmatic, spiritual and practical theology. David Fergusson, University of Edinburgh, UK Scores of recent books analyze Christian practices, teeming with proposals on the shape of the Christian life. But most pay scant attention to the central character of the Christian drama: the gracious, disruptive, triune God made known in Jesus Christ. Sanctified by Grace corrects this deficiency, bringing together a first-rate collection of essays that are united in their commitment to rediscover the Christian life in light of the God of the gospel. This book is a nourishing doctrinal feast for the church! J. Todd Billings, Western Theological Seminary, USA What a terrific book! Too often dogmatic considerations are removed from discussions of the Christian life; consequently, both our theology and lives are impoverished. Here, we have sustained and wise reflections that bring these together in wonderful ways, all possible because the cast of contributors is truly excellent. Here is a feast many will enjoy for years to come. Kelly M. Kapic, Covenant College, USA
