A Theology of the Christian Life: Imitating and Participating in God

by Christopher R. J. Holmes

Publisher:

Baker Academic

, 2021

Overview

This book gets at the heart of the Christian life by considering some of the great truths of God’s existence. Christopher Holmes, an expert in contemporary theology, engages with the church fathers along with Augustine and Aquinas to offer a rich, accessible account of the triune God and the divine perfections. Holmes shows how we share in the life of God through imitation and participation and how the doctrines of the triune God and the divine attributes shape our understanding of the Christian life. Throughout, Holmes demonstrates the importance of theology for Christian faith and practice.

Key Features

• Demonstrates the importance of theology for Christian faith and practice
• Engages with the church fathers along with Augustine and Aquinas
• Considers some of the great truths of God's existence

Product Details

• Title: A Theology of the Christian Life: Imitating and Participating in God
• Author: Christopher R. J. Holmes
• Publisher: Baker Academic
• Print Publication Date: 2021
• Logos Release Date: 2021
• Pages: 171
• Era: era:contemporary
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
• Subject: Christian life
• ISBNs: 9781493433377, 9781540964694, 9781540964700, 9781493433384, 1493433377, 1540964698, 1540964701, 1493433385
• Resource ID: LLS:THCHRSTNPRTCPGD
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2024-10-31T17:28:32Z

About Christopher R. J. Holmes

Christopher R. J. Holmes (ThD, Wycliffe College and University of Toronto) is associate professor in systematic theology at the University of Otago in New Zealand. He is an Anglican priest, and he is the author of The Holy Spirit, Ethics in the Presence of Christ, and Revisiting the Doctrine of the Divine Attributes: In Dialogue with Karl Barth, Eberhard Jüngel, and Wolf Krötke.