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Theology for Liberal Protestants

God the Creator

By: Douglas F. Ottati

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Theology for Liberal Protestants

God the Creator

By: Douglas F. Ottati

A two-volume work by Douglas Ottati, Theology for Liberal Protestants presents a comprehensive theology for Christians who are willing to rethink and revise traditional doctrines in face of contemporary challenges. It is Augustinian, claiming that we belong to the God of grace who creates, judges, and renews. It is Protestant, affirming the priority of the Bible and the fallibility of church teaching. It is liberal, recognizing the importance of critical arguments and scientific inquiries, a deeply historical consciousness, and a commitment to social criticism and engagement. This first volume contains sections on method and creation. Ottati's method envisions the world and ourselves in relation to God as Creator, Judge, and Redeemer. The bulk of the book offers an in-depth discussion of God as Creator, the world as creation, and humans as good, capable, and limited creatures.

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Theology for Liberal Protestants

God the Creator

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Living Belief

A Short Introduction to Christian Faith

By: Douglas F. Ottati

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Living Belief

A Short Introduction to Christian Faith

By: Douglas F. Ottati

A leading theologian’s concise guide to the beliefs, commitments, and practices of Christianity. What do Christians believe? But also, what do they do? And feel? With decades of experience teaching the essentials of Christian faith, Douglas Ottati still finds these questions—and more like them—dynamic and compelling. In Living Belief, he moves beyond trite answers, drawing from the deep well of tradition to offer up wisdom from the Apostles’ Creed, the Ten Commandments, the Sermon on the Mount, and the Lord’s Prayer. In so doing, Ottati explores key Christian themes, such as creation, redemption, and love—of neighbor, enemy, and the weak and dependent. Concise and approachable, Living Belief makes no claims to be a definitive account of Christianity but rather attempts “to introduce a faith that remains a source of meaning and direction, that orients, that encourages and assures, that supplies moral standards and calls for contrition, and that furnishes grounds for perseverance and hope.” In connection with each chapter, Ottati includes questions for discussion, so that readers—those revisiting the core components of their Christian faith and those learning about it for the first time—can together continue the work, begun here, of understanding the multifaceted life of devotion that is Christianity.

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1467465429

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A Theology for the Twenty-First Century

By: Douglas F. Ottati

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A Theology for the Twenty-First Century

By: Douglas F. Ottati

Christianity in the United States is in crisis. Liberalism is declining, evangelicalism is splintering, increasing numbers of Christians are slipping away from churches, and more and more young people are for various reasons finding Christianity as they conceive it (a metaphysical thought system, or society of science-deniers, or an ideology for oppressors) not just implausible but repellent. At the same time, Christians across denominational and ideological divides are rediscovering a moral core, especially in the Jesus of the Gospels, that reactivates and unites them, and this kind of faith appeals to many who consider themselves averse to all traditional organized religion. But any revitalized Christian faith is going to need to understand its rootedness in, and interpretation of, Christianity’s foundational texts and traditions. Noted theologian Douglas F. Ottati steps in to offer a theology for this new era. Combining deep learning in texts and traditions with astute awareness of contemporary questions and patterns of thought and life, he asks: what does it mean, in our time, to understand the God of the Bible as Creator and Redeemer? Distilling the content of Christian faith into seventy concise propositions, he explains each in lucid, cogent prose. A Theology for the Twenty-First Century will be an essential textbook for those training for ministry in our current climate, a wise guide for contemporary believers who wonder how best to understand and communicate their faith, and an inviting and intelligent resource for serious inquirers who wonder whether the way of Jesus might help them grasp the real world while remaining open to the transcendent.

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1467460060

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Jesus Christ and Christian Vision

By: Douglas F. Ottati

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Jesus Christ and Christian Vision

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Those interested in Christian ethics, hermenuetics, pragmatic philosophy, American theology, and historicism will find this book an essential addition to their libraries.

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Westminster John Knox Press

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0664256627

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9780664256623

Reforming Protestantism

Christian Commitment in Today's World

By: Douglas F. Ottati

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Reforming Protestantism

Christian Commitment in Today's World

By: Douglas F. Ottati

Reformed Protestantism has undergone drastic changes throughout its history in America. Although it has become less prominent in American society, Otatti reminds us that this particular Christian movement with its particular characteristics is still a dynamic and important witness to our world.

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Hopeful Realism

Reclaiming the Poetry of Theology

By: Douglas F. Ottati

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Hopeful Realism

Reclaiming the Poetry of Theology

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For those in the church and alongside it who remain dissatisfied with simplistic language and shallow spirituality, Hopeful Realism, reclaims the poetry of theology while skillfully addressing the religious and social concerns of the Christian faith.

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1606089307

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Theology for Liberal Presbyterians and Other Endangered Species

By: Douglas F. Ottati

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Theology for Liberal Presbyterians and Other Endangered Species

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In this witty, accessible, and concise book, theologian Doug Ottati argues that liberal Presbyterians and other liberal Protestants still have much to contribute to the contemporary world. Offering an alternative to evangelical and conservative thought that he believes now pervades the larger culture, Ottati presents what he sees as the foundations of liberal, theological thought. Writing out of the Reformed tradition and a theology of grace, he addresses current issues such as evangelism, the ordination of homosexuals, and the war on terrorism. Most important, this book is a call to liberal Presbyterians and other liberal Protestants to restate, rethink, and revise traditional theologies and beliefs in the face of contemporary knowledge and realities. This book is ideal for individual or group study.

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Presbyterian Publishing Corp

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A Theology for the Twenty-First Century

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Theology for Liberal Presbyterians and Other Endangered Species

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Reforming Protestantism

Christian Commitment in Today's World

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Christian Commitment in Today's World

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Book's by Douglas F. Ottati

Theology for Liberal Protestants

Theology for Liberal Protestants

Theology for Liberal Protestants

Theology for Liberal Protestants

Living Belief

Living Belief

A Theology for the Twenty-First Century

A Theology for the Twenty-First Century

Jesus Christ and Christian Vision

Jesus Christ and Christian Vision

Reforming Protestantism

Reforming Protestantism

Hopeful Realism

Hopeful Realism

Theology for Liberal Presbyterians and Other Endangered Species

Theology for Liberal Presbyterians and Other Endangered Species

A Theology for the Twenty-First Century

A Theology for the Twenty-First Century

Theology for Liberal Presbyterians and Other Endangered Species

Theology for Liberal Presbyterians and Other Endangered Species

Reforming Protestantism

Reforming Protestantism

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