When the Nicene Creed affirms that the eternal Son of God 'for us and for our salvation came down from heaven', it asserts that God Himself is actively present within the space and time of our world. The philosophical problems that this involves are bound up with Christian theology, and form the subject of this book. Professor Torrance begins with a critique of modern Protestant thinking, and proceeds to examine the place of spatial and temporal elements in basic theological concepts. He then offers a positive account of the relation of the incarnation to space and time. While related to the work of the great theologians of the past, this study is also supremely relevant to theological thinking in this age of science.
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Very Revd Thomas F. Torrance Imprint: T.& T.Clark Ltd Country of Publication: United Kingdom Edition: New edition Dimensions:
Height: 214mm,
Width: 136mm,
Spine: 10mm
Weight: 142g ISBN:9780567043115 ISBN 10: 0567043118 Pages: 108 Publication Date:01 March 2005 Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
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A / AS level
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Further / Higher Education
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
Preface Preface to the New Edition 1 The Problem of Spatial Concepts in Nicene Theology 2 The Problem of Spatial Concepts in Reformation and Modern Theology 3 Incarnation and Space and Time Index
Thomas F. Torrance was one of the most influential theologians of the twentieth century, spending 27 years as Professor of Christian Dogmatics at the University of Edinburgh, UK.