Knowledge of the Self-Revealing God in the Thought of Thomas Forsyth Torrance 12+

🔖 This work examines Thomas Forsyth Torrance's concern for the modern re-entrenchment of dualism as it has negatively affected the Christian faith and the realist knowledge of God in Christ. Additionally, an analysis is made of Torrance's program to faithfully restore theological thinking, theological science, and true objectivity out of the Christocentric-Trinitarian self-disclosure of God via the modern return to critical realist epistemology in the physical sciences (e.g., Einstein, Polanyi). The study concludes with a critical examination of the adequacy and completeness of Torrance's endeavor (the problem of residual dualism) in the light of his own theological and redemptive concerns.John Morrison's book brings to light the contribution of the most important English language Protestant theologian of this century. Unlike others who have attempted to present Torrance's oeuvre by means of one or other of his guiding principles, Morrison draws them together into a coherent whole. Morrison's command of the ideas and spirit of Torrance is masterful. The splendid interrelations and potencies of Torrance's writing are unfolded in this highly competent work.Kurt Richardson, Gordon-Conwell Theological SeminaryJohn Morrison has given the theological world a discerning analysis of the theology of one of the seminal thinkers of our time. T. F. Torrance's theology is so broad and deep in its scope that it is difficult to master, but Dr. Morrison has done...