Providence Made Flesh: Divine Presence as a Framework for a Theology of Providence (Paternoster Theological Monographs)

Wright, Terry J.

ISBN 10: 1608991601 / ISBN 13: 9781608991600

Published by Wipf and Stock, 2009

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Providence Made Flesh: Divine Presence as a Framework for a Theology of Providence (Paternoster Theological Monographs)
• Publisher: Wipf and Stock
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1608991601
• ISBN 13: 9781608991600
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Traditional discussions of the Christian doctrine of providence often center on the relation between divine agency and human freedom, seeking to offer an account of the extent to which a person is free before God, the first cause of all things. Terry J. Wright argues that such riddles of causation cannot determine the content of providence, and suggests a unique and alternative framework that depicts God's activity in terms of divine faithfulness to that which God has made. Providence is not God as first cause acting through creaturely secondary causation; rather, providence is God's sovereign mediation of the divine presence across the whole world, achieved through creaturely faithfulness made possible and guaranteed by his own faithful action in Jesus Christ.

About the Authors

Terry J. Wright is an Associate Research Fellow at Spurgeon's College, London. He was the inaugural winner (2004) of the Society for the Study of Theology / International Journal of Systematic Theology Colin Gunton Memorial Essay Prize for his essay "How is Christ Present in the World?"

Nigel G. Wright (PhD) is Principal Emeritus of Spurgeon's College London, and a former President of the Baptist Union of Great Britain. An ordained minister, his career has been divided equally between serving local churches and teaching theology.