Inhabiting the Cruciform God: Kenosis, Justification, and Theosis in Paul’s Narrative Soteriology
by Gorman, Michael J.
•Eerdmans 2009
Overview
In this groundbreaking study of Paul’s soteriology, Michael Gorman builds on his influential Cruciformity: Paul’s Narrative Spirituality of the Cross to argue that cruciformity is, at its heart, theoformity—what the Christian tradition has called theosis or participation in the life of God. This book demonstrates that in God’s self-emptying in Christ, we are raised into his life. Gorman has written an accessible book that serves as a lens through which Paul’s theology can be read and understood, demonstrating that it is through Jesus Christ that we learn what God is really like.
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Key Features
- Provides an important corrective to segmentalized approaches to Paul
- Sheds light on the nonviolent, world-transforming character of Paul’s gospel
- Illuminates Paul’s lively theology
Contents
- Although/Because He Was in the Form of God
- Justified by Faith/Crucified with Christ
- You Shall Be Cruciform, for I Am Cruciform
- While We Were Enemies
Praise for the Print Edition
Gorman deftly integrates the results of recent debates about Pauline theology into a powerful constructive account that overcomes unfruitful dichotomies and transcends recent controversies between the ‘New Perspective on Paul’ and its traditionalist critics. Gorman’s important book points the way forward for understanding the nonviolent, world-transforming character of Paul’s gospel.
—Richard B. Hays, professor of New Testament, Duke Divinity School
Product Details
- Title: Inhabiting the Cruciform God: Kenosis, Justification, and Theosis in Paul’s Narrative Soteriology
- Author: Michael J. Gorman
- Publisher: Eerdmans
- Publication Date: 2009
- Pages: 206
- Resource Type: Monographs
- Topic: Theology
Michael J. Gorman
Michael J. Gorman holds the Raymond E. Brown Chair in Biblical Studies and Theology at St. Mary’s Seminary and University, Baltimore, Maryland. A highly regarded New Testament scholar, he has also written Apostle of the Crucified Lord: A Theological Introduction to Paul and His Letters, Cruciformity: Paul’s Narrative Spirituality of the Cross and Elements of Biblical Exegesis: A Basic Guide for Students and Ministers.
