Since the late 1980s the theme of God's self-revelation has been treated only briefly in Christian theology, at times simply ignored, and often confused with biblical inspiration. Revelation: Towards a Christian Theology of God's Self-Revelation lays out its basic characteristics, and begins by distinguishing between revelation in the primary sense (a living encounter with God's self-disclosure) and in the secondary sense (statements of faith derived from that encounter, or 'propositional' revelation).
Since the late 1980s the theme of God's self-revelation has been treated only briefly in Christian theology, at times simply ignored, and often confused with biblical inspiration. Revelation: Towards a Christian Theology of God's Self-Revelation lays out its basic characteristics, and begins by distinguishing between revelation in the primary sense (a living encounter with God's self-disclosure) and in the secondary sense (statements of faith derived from that encounter, or 'propositional' revelation).
Australian-born Gerald O'Collins, SJ, AC, took his PhD at the University of Cambridge and taught at the Gregorian University (Rome) from 1973 to 2006, where he was also Dean of the Faculty of Theology (1985-91). He has written or co-written sixty published books (including Rethinking Fundamental Theology, Jesus Our Priest, and Salvation for All), authored hundreds of articles in professional and popular journals, and lectured at many universities and colleges in the UK, Ireland, USA, India, New Zealand, his native Australia, and elsewhere. As well as receiving numerous doctorates and other honorary awards, in 2006 he was created a Companion of the General Division of the Order of Australia (AC), the highest civil honour granted through the Australian government.
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Abbreviations 1: Revelation as Self-revelation and Communication of Truth 2: The Love that Reveals and Conceals 3: Revelation Informs and Transforms 4: The Sacramental Character of Divine Self-revelation 5: Means and Mediators of Revelation 6: Believers Receive Revelation and Are Themselves Revealed 7: Evidence for Revelation and Human Freedom 8: Revelation Then, Now, and To Come 9: Handing on Revelation: the Role of Tradition 10: Revelation and Inspiration 11: The Canon and Truth of Scriptures 12: The Divine Revelation Reaching the 'Others' Epilogue Appendix: The Inspiring Power of Scripture Select Bibliography Index of Names Biblical Index
Abbreviations 1: Revelation as Self-revelation and Communication of Truth 2: The Love that Reveals and Conceals 3: Revelation Informs and Transforms 4: The Sacramental Character of Divine Self-revelation 5: Means and Mediators of Revelation 6: Believers Receive Revelation and Are Themselves Revealed 7: Evidence for Revelation and Human Freedom 8: Revelation Then, Now, and To Come 9: Handing on Revelation: the Role of Tradition 10: Revelation and Inspiration 11: The Canon and Truth of Scriptures 12: The Divine Revelation Reaching the 'Others' Epilogue Appendix: The Inspiring Power of Scripture Select Bibliography Index of Names Biblical Index
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