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God Is Impassible and Impassioned: Toward a Theology of Divine Emotion
God Is Impassible and Impassioned: Toward a Theology of Divine Emotion
God Is Impassible and Impassioned: Toward a Theology of Divine Emotion
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God Is Impassible and Impassioned: Toward a Theology of Divine Emotion

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Modern theologians are focused on the doctrine of divine impassibility, exploring the significance of God's emotional experience and most especially the question of divine suffering. Professor Rob Lister speaks into the issue, outlining the history of the doctrine in the views of influential figures such as Augustine, Aquinas, and Luther, while carefully examining modernity's growing rejection of impassibility and the subsequent evangelical response. With an eye toward holistic synthesis, this book proposes a theological model based upon fresh insights into the historical, biblical, and theological dimensions of this important doctrine.
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Release dateNov 30, 2012
ISBN9781433532443
God Is Impassible and Impassioned: Toward a Theology of Divine Emotion
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Rob Lister

Rob Lister (PhD, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) is associate professor of biblical and theological studies at the Talbot School of Theology. His primary research interests include theology proper, christology, and sanctification—all of which are fused together at the hub of his book on divine impassibility. He and his wife, LuWinn, have four children.

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    Penetrative analysis of the issues surrounding God and the issue of emotions. It however suffers from the absence of the category of "energies," thus there seems to be a contradiction of applying the two opposite characteristics to God.

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