David F. Ford
Autore di Theology: A Very Short Introduction
Sull'Autore
David F. Ford (PhD, University of Cambridge) is the author or editor of more than fifteen books, including The Shape of Living. He is Regius Professor of University and director of the Cambridge Inter-Faith Program at the University of Cambridge as well as a Fellow of Selwyn College.
Fonte dell'immagine: David F. Ford/Used by permission of Baker Publishing Group, copyright © 2008.
Opere di David F. Ford
The Modern Theologians: An Introduction to Christian Theology in the Twentieth Century (1989) 306 copie
The Modern Theologians: v. 1: Introduction to Christian Theology in the Twentieth Century (1989) 37 copie
Barth and God's story : biblical narrative and the theological method of Karl Barth in the "Church dogmatics" (1981) 35 copie
Opere correlate
Theology and religious studies in higher education : global perspectives (2009) — Collaboratore — 17 copie
Dante's Commedia: Theology as Poetry (ND Devers Series Dante & Med. Ital. Lit.) (2010) — Collaboratore — 12 copie
Christian Theology and Tragedy (Ashgate Studies in Theology, Imagination and the Arts) (2011) — Collaboratore — 10 copie
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Informazioni generali
- Nome legale
- Ford, David Frank
- Data di nascita
- 1948-01-23
- Sesso
- male
- NazionalitÃ
- Ireland
- Luogo di nascita
- Dublin, Ireland
- Luogo di residenza
- Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK
Dublin, Ireland - Istruzione
- University of Dublin, Ireland
University of Cambridge (St John's College)
Yale Divinity School
University of Tübingen, Germany - Attività lavorative
- Regius Professor of Divinity
public theologian - Organizzazioni
- University of Cambridge
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Theology: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short… di David F. Ford
A good introduction to Christian theology. Good enough to make me realize I am not interested in Christian theology.
It may be a very short introduction, but the writing style is very dense. I don't like the style, as I find it obscures the author's ideas, which are often very interesting.
David Ford takes the ancient Christian notion of "Vocation" - the life that one should lead in order to be most fulfilled and closest to God - and considers what relevance it has at the end of the 20th century. He looks at the people who shape us, life-changing desires and relationships, the rhythm and necessity of work and domestic time and the extreme good and bad experiences which most challenge the chosen path. Throughout he offers practical Christian wisdom.
After a couple of introductory chapters in which Ford clarifies that he is going to talk about Christian theology rather than a general study of comparative religion, he goes to on to show what he thinks are the key issues in theology in a book that raises questions rather than attempts to answer them. The main issues he highlights are God, worship and ethics, evil, Jesus, and salvation. He rounds off with some examples of how to do theology -- its roots in history and epistemology and hints of its inter-relation with many other subjects. Not bad going for 175 pages.… (altro)
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