The Love of God (Morgan)

Our understanding of the love of God has been tragically distorted. The comfortable, sentimentalized version we commonly encounter today is far from the biblical depiction of God’s love. Featuring contributions from well-known evangelical scholars, this multi-disciplinary study presents the biblical view of the love of God from the perspectives of systematic theology, biblical theology, apologetics, pastoral theology, and ethics. The contributors—including D. A. Carson, Andreas J. Köstenberger, Raymond C. Ortlund Jr., Robert L. Plummer, and many others—address a variety of issues related to how God’s love is expressed in the Old and New Testaments, the Trinity, apologetics, Christian living, social justice, and more. This addition to the Theology in Community series will promote clear, sound thinking about what Scripture means when it declares that “God is love.”

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Table of Contents: 

1. Distorting the Love of God? - D.A. Carson

2. Is the God of the Old Testament a God of Love? - Raymond C. Ortlund Jr.

3. What Does Jesus Teach about the Love of God? - Andreas J. Köstenberger

4. What Do the Apostles Teach about the Love of God? - Robert L. Plummer

5. Love in the Triune Community? - John W. Mahony

6. How Does the Trinity's Love Shape Our Love for One Another? - Christopher W. Morgan

7. Does the Love of God Require Universalism? - Daniel Strange

8. How Does God's Love in Christ Relate to Islam? - Daniel J. Ebert IV

9. How Does God's Love Shape the Christian Walk? - C. D."Jimmy" Agan III

10. How Does God's Love Inspire Social Justice? - Mariam J. Kamell

Author

Christopher W. Morgan (PhD, Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary) is a professor of theology and the dean of the School of Christian Ministries at California Baptist University. He is the author or editor of over twenty books, including several volumes in the Theology in Community series.

Endorsements

“I do not know another series quite like Theology in Community. Each volume is grounded in both the Old and New Testaments, and then goes on to wrestle with the way the chosen theme has been developed in history, shaped the lives of men and women, and fits in the scheme of confessionally strong Christian theology. The volumes are characterized by rigor and reverence and, better yet, they remain accessible to all serious readers. If we are to pursue more than unintegrated biblical data, but what Paul calls ‘the pattern of sound teaching,’ this is an excellent place to begin.” - D. A. Carson, Cofounder and Theologian-at-Large, The Gospel Coalition

“This distinguished series brings together some of the best theological work in the evangelical church on the greatest themes of the Christian faith. Each volume stretches the mind and anchors the soul. A treasury of devout scholarship not to be missed!” - Timothy George, Distinguished Professor of Divinity, Beeson Divinity School, Samford University

"This series tackles some big and juicy topics on theology, ranging from kingdom to suffering to sin to glory. They have recruited some of the best theological thinkers in the world to explain what it means to have a 'faith seeking understanding' in our contemporary age. The volumes are full of solid teaching in biblical, historical, systematic, and practical theologies and contain a wealth of immense learning. A valuable resource for any thinking Christian.” - Michael F. Bird, Academic Dean and Lecturer in Theology, Ridley College, Melbourne