God, Order and Chaos
Published on 1. October 2004
Book
Paperback/Softback
344 pages
978-1-84227-197-1 (ISBN)
Description
Readers are often disturbed by the images of destruction in the book of Revelation and unsure why they are unleashed after the exaltation of Jesus. This book examines past approaches to these texts and uses Rene Girard's theories to revive some old ideas and propose some new ones.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Cumbria
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Send The Light
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 152 mm
Width: 228 mm
Weight
505 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84227-197-1 (9781842271971)
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Stephen Finamore (D.Phil. Oxon) is Principal of the Bristol Baptist College. For the last decade Steve was Minister of a church in north-west Bristol. In the past he has been a lawyer, led a community development project in inner London, and worked for a rural development project in the Andes of northern Peru. Steve maintains links with Peru especially with the Evangelical Seminary in Lima. He has been involved with the agency Tearfund for the last twenty years including ten as a trustee and director. Steve trained for ministry and read theology in Oxford. His doctoral work is on the Book of Revelation - God, Order and Chaos: Rene Girard and the Apocalypse. His interests include Biblical Studies, Christian Doctrine, Mission Studies, ecclesiology, and apocalyptic. He has made a particular study of the work of Rene Girard. Steve is a council member and a trustee of the Baptist Union of Great Britain. His other interests include sport and film.