Jesus' Abba: the God Who Has Not Failed
written by John B. Cobb, Jr., 1925-, in Theology for the People (Minneapolis, MN: Fortress Press, 2016, originally published 2016), 225 page(s)
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- Abstract / Summary
- The church has emphasized ideas about God that have marginalized Jesus' understanding of his spiritual Father, his Abba. We commonly think of God as a demanding lawgiver and judge, an omnipotent ruler, or an ultimate philosophical principle. None of these works well today. In contrast, Jesus' view of God as spiritual Abba still truly works when it is given a chance. Christians should be open to accepting the ideas of the one they call Lord and Savior. In Jesus' Abba, one of the greatest theologians of this generation boldly argues for a new view of God, through the eyes of Jesus. John B. Cobb Jr. interprets the whole of Jesus' life and ministry, and death and resurrection, in light of Jesus' understanding of God. He also shows that Paul shared this understanding and that it played a central role in Paul's churches. Ultimately, Cobb argues that Jesus' view of God fits our actual experience today, that it is supported by the evidence of the sciences, and that it encourages appreciative learning from other wisdom traditions and cooperation with them in redeeming the world. With this book, John B. Cobb Jr. makes his ultimate and most impassioned plea for us to rediscover God through Jesus.
- Field of Interest
- Religion & Thought
- Author
- John B. Cobb, Jr., 1925-
- Copyright Message
- Copyright © 2015 Fortress Press
- Content Type
- General reference book
- Duration
- 0 sec
- Format
- Text
- Original Publication Date
- 2016
- Page Count
- 225
- Publication Year
- 2016
- Publisher
- Fortress Press
- Place Published / Released
- Minneapolis, MN
- Subject
- Religion & Thought, Social Sciences, Central Myths, الأساطيرالأساسية, Mythes centrale, Mythes fondateurs, Zentral Mythen, Gründungsmythen, מיתוסים מרכזיים, Mitos Centrais, Mitos Fundamentales, Paul, the Apostle, Saint, 0005-0067, Christian, Jesus Christ, Person of, God, Attributes & Nature of
- Series / Program
- Theology for the People
- Keywords and Translated Subjects
- الأساطيرالأساسية, Mythes centrale, Mythes fondateurs, Zentral Mythen, Gründungsmythen, מיתוסים מרכזיים, Mitos Centrais, Mitos Fundamentales
