Captive to the word of God : engaging the Scriptures for contemporary theological reflection /

Volf, Miroslav.

Captive to the word of God : engaging the Scriptures for contemporary theological reflection / Miroslav Volf. - Grand Rapids, Mich. : W.B. Eerdmans Pub., 2010. - viii, 180 p. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references.

Part I. Doing theology -- Reading the Bible theologically -- Theology for a way of life -- Part II. Communities of faith in a pluralistic world -- Soft difference : church and culture in 1 Peter -- Peculiar politics : John's Gospel, dualism, and contemporary pluralism -- Part III. Of God and Mammon -- God is love : biblical reflections on a fundamental Christian claim in conversation with Islam -- Hunger for infinity : Christian faith and the dynamics of economic progress -- Afterword.

9780802865908 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0802865909 (pbk. : alk. paper)

Bible --Criticism, interpretation, etc.

BS511.3 / .V65 2010