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By Cynthia Bennett Brown

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If theology at its top is understanding God and all issues within the gentle of his fact, what's the nature of that wisdom? Of what will we ascertain? Are there barriers we needs to recognize in pursuit of such realizing? To what volume will we understand God, and what's the influence of that knowing?

Little awareness has been given in contemporary scholarship to the paintings of Emil Brunner (1889-1966), a Swiss pastor, professor, missionary, and theologian whose identify is assessed one of the neo-orthodox thinkers of the final century. This lacuna is deceptive, despite the fact that, for his impact on glossy theology persists. In Believing pondering, Bounded Theology, Cynthia Bennett Brown explores the character of and boundaries to theological considering in Brunner's personal paintings. What effects from this learn is an come across with a completely biblical, warmly pastoral, conscientiously highbrow, and insistently christocentric exposition of the Christian religion that continues to be suitable for theology and existence today.

"Cynthia Brown writes with readability and keenness approximately Emil Brunner's enduring value for Christian considering. If Christian theology is to outlive and flourish it must pay shut awareness to its goal and technique in addition to its dogmatic content material. Brown makes a robust case for Brunner as a consultant for these claimed through either the necessity to be trustworthy to Divine Revelation and the call for to pay heed to modern human experience."
--Richard Clutterbuck, vital, Edgehill Theological collage, Belfast

"Those people who wonder if theology this day wishes fewer and no more voices will make an instantaneous exception after examining Brown's quantity. the writer either rehabilitates this long-neglected theologian and persuades us that we forget him this present day at our rate. With readability and care, Brown reintroduces us to the concept of Brunner, as soon as so influential on church and theology. we're edified and enriched."
--Stephen Williams, Professor of Systematic Theology, Union Theological university, Belfast

"A top Reformed theologian of the 20 th century, Brunner used to be extensively learn via pastors internationally. even though his impression has declined in recent times, his skill to mix dogmatic and apologetic theology is of latest relevance. during this obtainable and sympathetic examine, Brown bargains a huge scholarly reappraisal of Brunner that might be of a lot worth to a theological new release much less accustomed to his writings."
--David Fergusson, Professor of Divinity and important of recent university, college of Edinburgh

Cynthia Bennett Brown is Honorary Lecturer in Systematic Theology within the Institute of Theology, Queen's collage Belfast.

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