The Inescapable Love of God: Second EditionWipf and Stock Publishers, 2014 M11 17 - 254 pages Will the love of God save us all? In this book Thomas Talbott seeks to expose the extent to which the Western theological tradition has managed to twist the New Testament message of love, forgiveness, and hope into a message of fear and guilt. According to the New Testament proclamation, he argues, God's love is both unconditional in its nature and unlimited in its scope; hence, no one need fear, for example, that God's love might suddenly turn into loveless hatred at the moment of one's physical death. For God's love remains the same yesterday, today, and forever. But neither should one ignore the New Testament theme of divine judgment, which Talbott thinks the Western theological tradition has misunderstood entirely. He argues in particular that certain patterns of fallacious reasoning, which crop up repeatedly in the works of various theologians and Bible scholars, have prevented many from appreciating St. Paul's explicit teaching that God is merciful to all in the end. This second edition of Talbott's classic work is fully revised, updated, and substantially expanded with new material. ALSO AVAILABLE IN AUDIO FORMAT The Inescapable Love of God is also available as an unabridged audiobook wonderfully narrated by the actor George W. Sarris (running time: 11 hours and 2 minutes). The audiobook can be downloaded from christianaudio.com and Audible. |
Contents
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A Legacy of Fear and Persecution | 21 |
Three Pictures of God in Western Theology | 37 |
St Pauls Universalism | 49 |
God Is Love | 102 |
The Paradox of Exclusivism | 123 |
Punishment Forgiveness and Divine Justice | 133 |
Omnipotence and the Mystery of Evil | 153 |
God Freedom and Human Destiny | 167 |
Predestination unto Glory | 190 |
Loves Final Victory | 207 |
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