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The Fear of the Lord: Essays on Theological Method

By (author) Dr Michael Allen

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This volume examines what it means to proceed in the path of wisdom by beginning with fear of God, that is, mindfulness always and everywhere of Godâ€™s being and presence. Michael Allen describes the praxis of fearing the Lord, how that posture of contemplative pursuit marks the theological task and defines our theological method; in so doing it takes up the significant topics of divine revelation, theological exegesis, intellectual asceticism, and retrieval/ressourcement from a distinctly doctrinal perspective. In each of these conversations, doing theology in the presence of God functions as a consistent thread. God is not mere object but truly functions as subject in the process of theological growth, though Godâ€™s presence and agency fund rather than negate creaturely theological responsibility. The Fear of the Lord: Essays on Theological Method explores some of the most central questions of contemporary theological method â€“ revelation, Scripture, theological interpretation, retrieval, intellectual asceticism, scholastic method â€“ by asking in each and every case what it means to think fundamentally of the perfect and present God involved and active in these spheres.