Act&Being
BOOK REVIEW: ACT AND BEING: TOWARDS A THEOLOGY
OF THE DIVINE ATTRIBUTES
Introduction
Colin E. Gunton was a British systematic theologian born in England. He is one of the many theologians who have had meaningful influences in the field of doctrine concerning the Creation and Trinity. He spent years as the Professor of Christian Doctrine at King's College London and he is the co-founder of the Research Institute for Systematic Theology at this same college. Though his untimely death in May of 2003 has left a void in Christendom, his theological contributions will never be forgotten. As his work continues to circulate here we find and thus turn to one worth mentioning.
Book Summary
With years of theological debate there is still room for a more concise and clear understanding concerning God’s being. In this book Act and Being: Toward a Theology of the Divine Attributes by Colin Gunton, he explores this theme with cleverness, proposing a renewed and evocative understanding of the central attributes of God. In conveying these attributes, Gunton offers a distinct blend of theology along with philosophy to stand on this principal theme of Christian thinking. He offers first some reviews of previous attempts of understanding the nature of God, presenting how most theologians’ writings flop as substantial, pertinent instruction. He continues the framework of outlining these aspects in a new, intellectually thought-provoking and powerfully biblical portrayal of the divine being. Gunton also, discourses the appropriateness of theological language, sets parallels between the Greek/Hebrew understandings of theology, and illustrates the significance the Trinity makes as we seek to understand God’s divine attributes.
Critical Evaluation
Act and Being: Toward a Theology of the Divine Attributes is an excellent book built upon a sequence of discourses given by Colin Gunton when invited by Paul Metzger, a seminary professor at Multnomah. In short the whole book is a
OF THE DIVINE ATTRIBUTES
Introduction
Colin E. Gunton was a British systematic theologian born in England. He is one of the many theologians who have had meaningful influences in the field of doctrine concerning the Creation and Trinity. He spent years as the Professor of Christian Doctrine at King's College London and he is the co-founder of the Research Institute for Systematic Theology at this same college. Though his untimely death in May of 2003 has left a void in Christendom, his theological contributions will never be forgotten. As his work continues to circulate here we find and thus turn to one worth mentioning.
Book Summary
With years of theological debate there is still room for a more concise and clear understanding concerning God’s being. In this book Act and Being: Toward a Theology of the Divine Attributes by Colin Gunton, he explores this theme with cleverness, proposing a renewed and evocative understanding of the central attributes of God. In conveying these attributes, Gunton offers a distinct blend of theology along with philosophy to stand on this principal theme of Christian thinking. He offers first some reviews of previous attempts of understanding the nature of God, presenting how most theologians’ writings flop as substantial, pertinent instruction. He continues the framework of outlining these aspects in a new, intellectually thought-provoking and powerfully biblical portrayal of the divine being. Gunton also, discourses the appropriateness of theological language, sets parallels between the Greek/Hebrew understandings of theology, and illustrates the significance the Trinity makes as we seek to understand God’s divine attributes.
Critical Evaluation
Act and Being: Toward a Theology of the Divine Attributes is an excellent book built upon a sequence of discourses given by Colin Gunton when invited by Paul Metzger, a seminary professor at Multnomah. In short the whole book is a