Ears of Corn
Digital Logos Edition
Overview
The central question of this book is this: what is God’s relation to humanity? Augustine said that our hearts were restless until they rest in God. But how do we find God to rest in him? This book is my attempt at an answer. It is the cry of a soul steeped in Jesus Christ, longing for its all beautiful God. Shall our God be as great as we can imagine? Shall our love of God have any taint of fear? How do we get Jesus Christ into our hearts, to be like him? Can a human being be brought into the world by its God and be irrevocably lost? How can the humanity of Jesus be shared by each person, if that humanity is even possibly at eternal enmity with its maker? Is there anything that could justify believing in the failure of God, even a theory of inspiration? How so, if it meant that God could not be God? Such questions are explored here. This book has no agenda; nor must it, when it runs into doubts, conform to any creed. Its aim is simply this: to find and love and rest in our God.
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“Chris Mullen has drunk deeply from the well of George
MacDonald. Every page sings with the voice of his master but even
more importantly with the voice of the Master, the Lord Jesus
Christ. The second to last chapter on universal reconciliation is a
particular joy: ‘Any God worth believing in is one who shall
reconcile all to himself: therefore all human loves, therefore
every possible love that ever bubbled up into heart or
brain.’ Ears of Corn is a beautiful, eloquent, and
edifying book.”
—Aidan Kimel
“In a manner reminiscent of George MacDonald, P. C. Mullen sets
forth an inspired vision of God’s all-encompassing love and
Christ’s ultimate victory over sin and death. He cleverly captures
our attention with penetrating questions and imaginary dialogues.
So even those who reject, as I do, his apparent theological
determinism (see chapter 8) will nonetheless appreciate how well
his questions undermine any theology that would limit the scope of
God’s saving grace.”
—Thomas Talbott, Professor Emeritus of Philosophy, Willamette
University
Product Details
- Title : Ears of Corn
- Author: Mullen, P. C.
- Publisher: Wipf and Stock
- Publication Date: 2019
- ISBN: 9781532683787
P. C. Mullen is a first-time author, but long-time writer.
Professionally, he works in the medical field. He has been married
to his wife Nicole for almost five years, and he loves the
outdoors, reading, and NBA basketball. He also likes beer,
thinking, and laughing with friends. His favorite author is George
MacDonald.