Self and Salvation: Being Transformed: 1 (Cambridge Studies in Christian Doctrine, Series Number 1)

Self and Salvation: Being Transformed: 1 (Cambridge Studies in Christian Doctrine, Series Number 1)

by David F . Ford (Author)

Synopsis

This eagerly awaited book by David F. Ford makes a unique and important contribution to the debate about the Christian doctrine of salvation. Using the pivotal image of the face, Professor Ford offers a constructive and contemporary account of the self being transformed. He engages with three modern thinkers (Levinas, Jungel and Ricoeur) in order to rethink and reimagine the meaning of self. Developing the concept of a worshipping self, he explores the dimensions of salvation through the lenses of scripture, worship practices, the life, death and resurrection of Christ, and the lives of contemporary saints. He uses different genres and traditions to show how the self flourishes through engagement with God, other people, and the responsibilities and joys of ordinary living. The result is a habitable theology of salvation immersed in Christian faith, thought and practice while also being deeply involved with modern life in a pluralist world.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 316
Edition: 1st Thus
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 09 Mar 2009

ISBN 10: 0521426162
ISBN 13: 9780521426169

Media Reviews
[Ford] has given us a challenging and thoughtful book, and one that anyone interested in the conversation between theology and `postmodern' philosophy ought to read. William Placher, Christian Century
a detailing and the virtues that a religious awakening Anglican Theological Review
...one of the most provocative theological explorations of self and salvation in a post-modern key. Pro Ecclesia