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God Our Savior: Theology in a Christological Mode
From within the Anabaptist theological tradition, C. Norman Kraus offers a biblically oriented alternative to rationalistic orthodoxy and to liberalism. He takes Scripture as the normative witness to the meaning of Christ, the authoritative source for theological reflection, and thus makes a thoroughly evangelical statement. Yet this evangel begins with salvation as newness of life in resurrection with Christ, not simply as juridical justification. It is the companion to Jesus Christ Our Lord.
272 pages, Paperback
First published May 1, 1991
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July 3, 2021
Quarantine-Book #4:
(The cover art is a bit misleading.)
I just finished "God Our Savior: Theology in a Christological Mode," by C. Norman Kraus.
He calls his book "Jesus Christ Our Lord" the prolegomena for this book since our theological lens is the whole "Christ Event." I appreciate this because it holds His teachings together with the cross to see the rest of theology through. To show how well he sticks to this approach, his first chapter on revelation--as in special and general--is called "the Word made flesh." The person and work of Jesus Christ is the datum everything else in theology has to work from.
He holds disdain for people who begin speaking of God in the philosophical trenches rather than from the Christological heights. God is revealed in Christ more perfectly than anywhere else.
The best way I can define his articulation of the trinity is--similar to how I see Barth--a dynamic modalism. This is based also on his previous Christology. He refuses to use the traditional forms and prefers Menno Simons "power" over "person." He quotes Barth's "mode of being" with approval. Which leads me to see one God operating in three different ways simultaneously, if necessary. If I thought I was on the edge with the above it went away during his analysis of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is the immanent presence [power] of God. I read in this "personal without 'Person'."
The other two notable areas was his chapters on the Church and Eschatology tied together by the Kingdom. His treatment of the Kingdom was quite good.
If you are adverse to Neo Platonic metaphysics and creeds in/with your theology then get this and his "Jesus Christ our Lord."
(The cover art is a bit misleading.)
I just finished "God Our Savior: Theology in a Christological Mode," by C. Norman Kraus.
He calls his book "Jesus Christ Our Lord" the prolegomena for this book since our theological lens is the whole "Christ Event." I appreciate this because it holds His teachings together with the cross to see the rest of theology through. To show how well he sticks to this approach, his first chapter on revelation--as in special and general--is called "the Word made flesh." The person and work of Jesus Christ is the datum everything else in theology has to work from.
He holds disdain for people who begin speaking of God in the philosophical trenches rather than from the Christological heights. God is revealed in Christ more perfectly than anywhere else.
The best way I can define his articulation of the trinity is--similar to how I see Barth--a dynamic modalism. This is based also on his previous Christology. He refuses to use the traditional forms and prefers Menno Simons "power" over "person." He quotes Barth's "mode of being" with approval. Which leads me to see one God operating in three different ways simultaneously, if necessary. If I thought I was on the edge with the above it went away during his analysis of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is the immanent presence [power] of God. I read in this "personal without 'Person'."
The other two notable areas was his chapters on the Church and Eschatology tied together by the Kingdom. His treatment of the Kingdom was quite good.
If you are adverse to Neo Platonic metaphysics and creeds in/with your theology then get this and his "Jesus Christ our Lord."
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