About this title: The third and final volume of this scholarly treatise on systematic theology explores how the work of God in creation and redemption is being brought to consummation by the Holy Spirit in individuals, through communities, and in the fullness of human destiny. Indices.
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Description: Fair. 0060663626 TITLE: Life In The Spirit (Systematic Theo. V3)AUTHOR: Oden, ThomasISBN 10: 0060663626ISBN 13: 9780060663629BINDING: PaperbackPUBLICATION DATE: 1992PAGES: 548DESCRIPTION: This volume will have extensive marking/highlighting and-or bent pages and-or dinged pages/corners and-or weak/broken hinges and-or library stickers, stamps, or pouches and-or mildew and-or water damage. This volume will be usable but won't be pretty. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: HarperCollins
Date Published: 1994-11-04
ISBN-13:9780060663629ISBN:0060663626
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: HarperCollins
Date Published: 1994-11-04
ISBN-13:9780060663629ISBN:0060663626
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: HarperCollins
Date Published: 1994-11-04
ISBN-13:9780060663629ISBN:0060663626
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: HarperCollins
Date Published: 1994-11-04
ISBN-13:9780060663629ISBN:0060663626
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"Oden seeks to follow the Classical order examining the data. His underlining outline follows the Apostle's Creed. He often presents his material beginning with a summery statement followed by proofs (sometimes ad nauseum), but in other places he will have beautiful reflections that demand to be read. Oden himself has sought to say nothing new in this systematic theology, but rather present what has been universally accepted and believed everywhere at all times. He often cites the Classical exegetes, but where no early examples are found he will quote more contemporary authors."
"Oden finishes off his three-volume systematic theology with a work on the Holy Spirit, the church, and the end times. As with the first two books, his approach is to seek consensus between various Christian traditions, isolating those doctrines which are accepted almost universally by Christians and developing the thought behind them. He does this pretty well, though he sometimes offers opinions that, to my knowledge, are far from consensual. Still, his overall theology is good and mind-expanding. For class reading this wasn't bad at all. Oden is a clear writer and at times expresses theological truth in a way that is quite beautiful. On the other hand, he is very thorough (it's a big book) and often repetitive, and I doubt the casual reader will have the patience to work through the entire volume."
"This was my first time reading a theology textbook. I was pleasantly surprised. Oden writes his book to present historical Christian theology in a way that is accessible to pastors and others not in academia. He does a good job. I appreciated how easy he was to understand, and his constant quoting of classical sources which helped me to understand the theological developments in context. I didn't love the book, though. Perhaps I'm not very used to theological texts yet, but it was tiring wading through all the topics, and I found myself wishing the book were shorter. Still, I had feared it would be overly dry, but there were many sections where Oden beautifully communicated the significance of what had initially seemed mere intellectual curiosities."
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