Pulse of Creation : God and the Transformation of the World

Sponheim, Paul R.

ISBN 10: 0800631889 / ISBN 13: 9780800631888

Published by Fortress Press, 1999

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Pulse of Creation : God and the Transformation of the World
• Publisher: Fortress Press
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0800631889
• ISBN 13: 9780800631888
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: As New

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Synopsis

Paul Sponheim's theme is transformation-personal, social, cultural, and global. He addresses the violence, environmental destruction, and lost sense of self that plague modern society. In response, he finds a genuine desire among Americans for both individual and social transformation. He suggests, however, that we may have lost sight of the Creator's call for us to join in the work of creation through direct partnership with others (not just with other Christians) in nurturing change. Sponheim claims the ecstatic power of religion for individual and social transformation, and explores how "the human status as creature entails responsibility to God in the drama that creation constitutes." In central chapters on Interruption, Calling, and Relationship, he clearly shows how transformation takes place though our participation in God's ongoing creative work.

About the Author

Paul R. Sponheim is Professor of Systematic Theology Emeritus at Luther Seminary, Saint Paul, Minnesota. Among his published works are God: The Question and the Quest (1985), A Primer on Prayer (1988), Faith and the Other (1993), and The Pulse of Creation (1999), all from Fortress Press.