The word 'accountability' is often used without much thought being
given to what precisely it means. It is especially common in Christian
circles, where there is frequent talk about being accountable to God,
yet, still, without a clear grasp of this word. Accountability to God
proposes, develops, and analyses two concepts of accountability as
both a condition and a virtue. It also engineers these concepts to
make them particularly apt for thinking about (1) accountability to
God and (2) other relationships of accountability that exist under
God. In its first part, the book builds a theological and general case
for its particular views of accountability. In its second, it engages
in the constructive work of developing a theology of accountability in
relation to the doctrines of the Trinity, participation in Christ, the
Fall, the fear of God, reconciliation, baptism, repentance, faith, and
conversion. In developing this theology, Torrance interacts with a
number of major theologians, such as the Apostle Paul, Augustine,
Thomas Aquinas, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, and Karl Barth. He also
extensively engages with contemporary work in analytic philosophy,
systematic theology (including analytic theology), biblical studies,
and psychology. By bringing a diverse range of scholarship into
discussion, Accountability to God is the first book to focus
specifically on what it means to be accountable to God. It thereby
proposes a more positive, constructive, and theologically apt way to
think about accountability.
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ISBN
9780198873952
Publisert
2023
Utgiver
Oxford University Press Academic UK
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Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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