Confessing the Impassible God

Book Description

From the Foreword - "The first thing to be said is that Confessing the Impassible God is not an exercise in antiquarianism. All the essays which form it have a positive theological stance, and one with distinctive practical and pastoral consequences. The writing is at one and the same time impassioned about classical Christian theism, and careful and serious about the application of this confessional position to the contemporary church."
-- Paul Helm, Former Professor of the History and Philosophy of religion, King's College, London

Endorsements

"The essays in this volume constitute a wonderful blend of biblical, historical, contemplative, and practical theology all in defense of the doctrine of divine impassibility. The defense mounted is not primarily against the usual cast of detractors--Open Theists and process theologians--but against those evangelicals who imagine that abandoning or reconceiving impassibility can be done with little or no detriment to the edifice of a classical theology proper. The authors are convinced that once one begins to chip away at this crucial piece of the foundation the whole house of orthodox Christian conviction about God and his attributes begins to falter. And they are right."
-- James E. Dolezal, Assistant Professor of Theology, Cairn University

"This book presents the old view of divine impassibility, using old arguments, against new critics. It is precisely this kind of process that the Spirit of God has used through the ages to bring the church to a deeper understanding of and love for the glorious truths of Scripture and of the character of our triune God."
-- Ryan M. McGraw, Associate Professor of Systematic Theology, Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary

"A spirited reclaiming of the doctrine of divine impassibility, this coherent, well-edited, multi-author project is unique in several commendable aspects. It is decisively Baptist, but advances its argument in ways that recent generations have stopped expecting from Baptist theologians. These authors are committed to the final authority of Scripture in doctrinal matters, but mastery of their tradition's confessional resources gives them uncommon access to depths of theological understanding."
-- Fred Sanders, Professor of Theology, Torrey Honors Institute, Biola University

"Exploring the doctrine of divine impassibility through thorough historical, confessional, systematic, and exegetical studies, the authors make a compelling case that maintaining a robust affirmation of impassibility not only secures our continuity with the long patristic, medieval, and Reformation tradition of theology proper but also guards against falling into a range of errors that entail portraying God as something fundamentally other than the God of classical, biblical Christianity."
-- David Vandrunen, Robert B. Strimple Professor of Systematic Theology and Christian Ethics, Westminster Seminary California

Additional Information

Cover: Paperback
Number of Pages: 462
Publisher: Broken Wharfe
Publication Date: 2015