Barth, Origen, and Universal Salvation

Barth, Origen, and Universal Salvation
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Publisher : OUP Oxford
Total Pages : 268
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ISBN-10 : 9780191570032
ISBN-13 : 0191570036
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Book Synopsis Barth, Origen, and Universal Salvation by : Tom Greggs

Download or read book Barth, Origen, and Universal Salvation written by Tom Greggs and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2009-05-14 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Barth, Origen, and Universal Salvation offers a bold new presentation of universal salvation. Building constructively from the third- century theologian, Origen, and the twentieth-century Swiss theologian, Karl Barth, Tom Greggs offers a defence of universalism as rooted in Christian theology, showing this belief does not have to be at the expense of human particularity, freedom, and Christian faith. Examining Barth's doctrine of election and Origen's understanding of apokatastasis, Greggs proposes that a proper understanding of the eternal salvific plan of God in the person of Jesus Christ points towards universal salvation. The relationship between the work of the Spirit and the Son in salvation is central to this understanding. Universal salvation is grounded in the person of Christ as himself historic and particular, and the Spirit makes the reality of that universal work of Christ present to individuals and communities in the present. The discussion includes creative suggestions for the political and ecclesial implications of such a presentation of salvation.


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