The Bonds of Freedom (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781606083123)

This book proposes that Christian worship is a key source for any theology seeking to understand the covenant between God and human beings in the Christian tradition. Through a detailed examination of phenomenological, biblical and theological sources, the author seeks to write a theology in which the selfhood of both God and human beings is seen as essentially 'vowed' or 'covenantal.' This claim is then explored through a detailed examination of Eucharistic worship, which is understood as a 'non-identical performance' of the covenant established between God and human beings in baptism. Here, then, is a theology that understands Christian worship not simply as 'form' or 'event' but, more radically, as a mutual act of promising and commitment between God and human beings.

Author: Garry Worete Deverell
ISBN-10: 1606083120
ISBN-13: 9781606083123
Publisher: Wipf & Stock Publishers
Language: English
Published: 12/01/2008
Pages: 230
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.60d