Description
This volume approaches questions concerning the status and meaning of suffering in Christian life and Christian theology through the lens of a variety of theological disciplines - biblical, historical, practical, political and systematic theology. Scholars from this range of fields concentrate on a number of questions: Is love intrinsically linked with suffering? Are suffering and loss on some level fundamentally good? How is - and how should - suffering and diminishment be viewed in the Christian tradition?
Featuring leading voices that include Linn Tonstad, Bernard McGinn, Anna Rowlands, John Swinton and Paul Murray, this volume brings together essays touching on concrete issues such as cancer, mental health, and the experience of refugees, and discusses broad themes including vulnerability, kenosis and tragedy. In correlating these themes with the examination of texts ranging from Paul's letters to works of the Cappadocians, Thomas Aquinas, John of the Cross and Mother Teresa, Suffering and the Christian Life offers fresh and accessible academic approaches to a question of vital personal, existential significance.
Author: Rachel Davies
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published: 06/17/2021
Pages: 224
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.47d
ISBN13: 9780567698957
ISBN10: 0567698955
BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Theology
- Religion | Christian Theology | Systematic
- Religion | Biblical Studies | New Testament | Paul's Letters
Featuring leading voices that include Linn Tonstad, Bernard McGinn, Anna Rowlands, John Swinton and Paul Murray, this volume brings together essays touching on concrete issues such as cancer, mental health, and the experience of refugees, and discusses broad themes including vulnerability, kenosis and tragedy. In correlating these themes with the examination of texts ranging from Paul's letters to works of the Cappadocians, Thomas Aquinas, John of the Cross and Mother Teresa, Suffering and the Christian Life offers fresh and accessible academic approaches to a question of vital personal, existential significance.
Author: Rachel Davies
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published: 06/17/2021
Pages: 224
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.47d
ISBN13: 9780567698957
ISBN10: 0567698955
BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Theology
- Religion | Christian Theology | Systematic
- Religion | Biblical Studies | New Testament | Paul's Letters
About the Author
Karen Kilby is Bede Professor of Catholic Theology at Durham University, UK.
Rachel Davies is Research Fellow at Australian Catholic University, Australia.