The Lord Is Good
Seeking The God Of The Psalter
Published on 15. March 2018
Book
Paperback/Softback
224 pages
978-1-78359-656-0 (ISBN)
Description
God is good.
'Taste and see that the Lord is good,' the Psalmist writes (Psalm 34:8). And to those who called him good, Jesus said, 'No one is good - except God alone (Mark 10:18).
Christopher Holmes explores the divine attribute of God's goodness by offering a theological interpretation of the Psalter and engaging with the church's rich theological tradition, especially Augustine and Aquinas. He contends that in the very depths of God's being, God is goodness itself, and goodness is preeminent in God's nature. Thus, he argues that God not only does good, as seen in the person and work of Jesus Christ, but that God is good such that the good that God does - and that God calls us to do - is anchored in the fullness of good that God is.
Leading us in this journey through the Psalms and the church's tradition, Holmes helps us to understand what it means to make that simple affirmation: God is good.
'Taste and see that the Lord is good,' the Psalmist writes (Psalm 34:8). And to those who called him good, Jesus said, 'No one is good - except God alone (Mark 10:18).
Christopher Holmes explores the divine attribute of God's goodness by offering a theological interpretation of the Psalter and engaging with the church's rich theological tradition, especially Augustine and Aquinas. He contends that in the very depths of God's being, God is goodness itself, and goodness is preeminent in God's nature. Thus, he argues that God not only does good, as seen in the person and work of Jesus Christ, but that God is good such that the good that God does - and that God calls us to do - is anchored in the fullness of good that God is.
Leading us in this journey through the Psalms and the church's tradition, Holmes helps us to understand what it means to make that simple affirmation: God is good.
Reviews / Votes
Christopher Holmes has already published a number of excellent books, and this one is the best yet. With a contemplative depth that mirrors the depth of his sources, he engages the psalms as a guide for constructively retrieving the Christian tradition's witness to God's goodness. Testifying to the goodness of God, this book places Holmes among the handful of living theologians whose books should be read by anyone doing Christian theology today.;Hard to put this down. Elegant and clear in expression, charitable in exchange, at points poetic, and always with direct application to lived Christian life. Christopher Holmes writes in a genre of deep and generous learning coupled with keen spiritual insight. A wise look at a theme absolutely central to who God is and how he is toward us. The Psalter is an especially well-chosen area to take us on his journey of discovery.More details
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Language
English
Place of publication
Nottingham
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Inter-Varsity Press
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-78359-656-0 (9781783596560)
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03/2018
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Person
Associate Professor of Systematic Theology, University of Otago, New Zealand, and an Anglican priest. Author of Revisiting the Doctrine of the Divine Attributes (Peter Lang), Ethics in the Presence of Christ (T & T Clark), The Holy Spirit (Zondervan Academic) and numerous journal articles.
Content
1, Speaking of God
2. Simplicity
3. You Are Good
4. You Do Good
5. Teach Me Your Statutes
6. The Good Creator
7. Goodness and Trinity
8. Goodness and Evil
9. Perfection
Conclusion
2. Simplicity
3. You Are Good
4. You Do Good
5. Teach Me Your Statutes
6. The Good Creator
7. Goodness and Trinity
8. Goodness and Evil
9. Perfection
Conclusion