The first of boyd s two books on warfare theology, god at war, focuses primarily on the scriptural evidence for a god who fights evil. God at war along with the companion book satan and the problem of evil may be one of the most important and helpful books i have ever read. Library of congress cataloginginpublication data is on file at the library of. Fift h, the book is built w ith an a berr ant m ethod ology. T he old testament clearly assumes that something profoundly sinister has entered gods good creation and now perpetually threatens the world. Greg boyd s view is that god s knowledge of the future and his rule of the future is limited in such a way that one may not say that a good divine purpose lies behind all particular events god at war downers grove. Questions about god that i have wrestled with all my life have been mostly answered. In this bold and compelling work, gregory boyd undertakes to reframe the central issues of christian theodicy. Introduction on the issue of how the christian faith intersects with politics and social activism, it seems many people today are caught in a false dichotomy. Used with permission of intervarsity press, po box 1400, downers grove, il 60515.
Greg boyd is a loving, humble yet powerful voice in the world of christian theology. Boyd born june 2, 1957 is an american theologian, pastor, and author. God at war is a scholarly, provocative book, challenging some of our traditional philosophical ideas about god and reality and provoking us to join this cosmic battle on gods side. Paul, minnesota, gregory boyd now serves as the senior pastor of woodland hills baptist church in st. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Our archive dates back to 1992 and all resources are free to download and distribute. Fourth, boyd discards the unknown, mysterious dimensions of god in his disc ussio ns. In addition to sermon audio and video files, many of our sermons have other resources available like extended summaries and study guides. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. We have all heard about spiritual warfare, and putting on the armor of god. Boyd places this picture of god over against what he calls blueprint theology in which god stands above the fray, having ordained in detail everything that happens. Sixth, god of the possible dismisses the literary device of anthropopa thism.
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