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The Self-Giving God and Salvation History

By Becker, Matthew L.

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Hofmann (1810-1877) was one of the most significant theologians of the 19th century and perhaps the century's most influential Lutheran theologian. Matthew L. Becker introduces us to Hofmann's trinitarian view of God. According to Hofmann, God freely chose to give himself out of divine love. Becker's book centers on Hofmann's understanding of history. In Hofmann's trinitarian kenosis, the eternal God has become historical by self-emptying God's self into Jesus. For Hofmann, world history can only be understood within the historical self-giving of the triune God who is love. Thus, for Hofmann all of history is salvation-history, a kind of history that embraces and fulfills God's purposes in the world.
Matthew L. Becker is a Professor of Theology at Concordia University, Portland, Oregon. An ordained Lutheran minister, Dr. Becker has served congregations in Chicago and Orgegon. He is a co-editor of God Opens Doors, a history of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod in the Pacific Northwest.
Product details
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
318
Release Date:
2004-11-01
Publication Date:
2004-11-01
Publisher:
Bloomsbury 3PL
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0567025306
ISBN13:
9780567025302
Weight:
669 g
Height:
157 cm
Width:
235 cm
Thickness:
23 cm
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