God and time by natalja deng cambridge university press. Given that no liturgy has ever been composed from scratch, wolterstorff argues that the assumptions taken into worship are key to perceiving the real depths of historical christianitys understanding of god. Geertsema introduction in the context of the symposium in honour of nicholas wolterstorff i am asked to say something about his philosophy of religion. He insists that his project is not another treatment on theological revelation, but that discourse is different from revelation. This claim finds strong expression in the old testament, which is common property of jews and christians and wellrespected by moslems. Philosophical reflections on the claim that god speaks, cambridge university press, cambridge 1995.
The most important of all questions is the question of the reality or person of god. Add one setup an account with your affiliations in order to access resources via your universitys proxy server configure custom proxy use this if your affiliation does not provide a proxy. Wolterstorffs reflections in lament for a son essay example. An essay in liturgical theology 9780802872494 by nicholas wolterstorff.
Digital rights management drm the publisher has supplied this book in encrypted form, which means that you need to install free software in order to unlock and read it. Mavrodes divine omniscience and voluntary action, nelson pike god is timeless, boethius god is everlasting, nicholas wolterstorff atman is brahman, the upanishads part five. In part 2, i will show that each of wolterstorff s arguments against god s eternality are enthymemes the missing premises of which beg the question. And nicholas wolterstorff advocates a doctrine of unqualified divine temporality. The most helpful section of the book is when wolterstorff delves into how god suffers with us in our losses, and how he contemplates the sufferings of god the father and his own sons. Nicholas wolterstorff, god is everlasting, not eternal. Mar 06, 2015 last week i enjoyed nicholas wolterstorffs new book, the god we worship. An exploration of liturgical theology kantzer lectures in revealed theology klrt wolterstorff, nicholas on. Wolterstorff takes the findings in current speechact theory and applies them to the claim that god speaks. This volume collects wolterstorff s essays on the philosophy of religion written over the last thirtyfive years. Senior associate dean, school of theology professor of christian theology, the southern baptist theological seminary louisville, kentucky jbmw 71 spring 2002 1423 introduction and god said, let the land produce living. If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by.
Their words, written on gold plates, were quoted and abridged by. Wolterstorff maintains god is everlasting rather than eternal. Research assignment what are wolterstorffs arguments for god being everlasting rather than eternal. What are the benefits and drawbacks of wolterstorffs argument. Minas omnipotence peter geach divine omniscience and voluntary action nelson pike god everlasting nicholas wolterstorff god and. God s power and human flourishing nicholas wolterstorff a paper presented at the yale center for faith and culture consultation on god s power and human flourishing, sponsored by the mcdonald agape foundation i the inclination of the philosopher, when confronted with a topic such as god s power. Arguments about gods existence the classical ontological argument, saint anselm.
This volume collects wolterstorffs essays on the philosophy of religion written over the last thirtyfive years. This name means the lord to the uttermost limit, and the character of the god suggests that the word limit refers to time and space, and that he was, in fact, the everlasting god of the universe. Research assignment what are wolterstorff s arguments for god being everlasting rather than eternal. The western religions all claim that god is eternal. Pdf in this essay, i argue that the incarnation of the son of god, understood in a traditionally orthodox way, is incompatible with an. Wolterstorff argues that at least some of us are entitled to believe that god has spoken. Ware president, council on biblical manhood and womanhood. Challenging that claim, helm argues that divine timelessness is grounded in the idea of god as creator, and that this alone makes possible a. Add one setup an account with your affiliations in order to access resources via your universitys proxy server configure custom proxy use this if. By sharing the depths of his grief, not in trite phrases but honestly, nicholas wolterstorff helps open the floodgates for those who cannot articulate their pain. Wolterstorffs reflections in lament for a son essay sample. Many theologians and philosophers of religion now claim that the classical christian view that god exists in timeless eternity is incoherent.
Last week i enjoyed nicholas wolterstorffs new book, the god we worship. Google drive or other file sharing services please confirm that you. Yesbut wolterstorff tries to reconcile these apparently contradictory views by arguing that even though gods actions can change over time for example, in response to human needs, gods essence core nature remains unchanged. Pdf on jan 1, 2014, john boyer and others published eternal god. This claim figures large in the canonical texts and traditions of judaism, christianity, and islam, but there has been remarkably little philosophical reflection on it, in good measure so professor wolterstorff argues because philosophers have mistakenly assimilated divine speech to. Gods power and human flourishing nicholas wolterstorff a paper presented at the yale center for faith and culture consultation on gods power and human flourishing, sponsored by the mcdonald agape foundation i the inclination of the philosopher, when confronted with.
Is god somehow beyond time, living a life that does not involve one thing after. Cahn and david shatz the problem of evil richard swinburne cacodaemony steven m. The god we worship ebook by nicholas wolterstorff rakuten kobo. Nov 06, 2015 the most helpful section of the book is when wolterstorff delves into how god suffers with us in our losses, and how he contemplates the sufferings of god the father and his own sons death on the cross for the sins of humanity.
This gods name occurs in coptic texts, and then he appears as one who. Like many brilliant minds, nicholas wolterstorff goes awry in his criticism of divine command ethics. I had not given the subject of time much thought until, as a fairly new professor at wheaton, i picked. In what follows i shall take up the cudgels for that minority, arguing that god as conceived and presented by the biblical writers is a being whose own life and existence is temporal. Wolterstorff s god everlasting in which he argues that god is necessarily in time and not the creator of time. His conclusion could seem to elude to this harmony. Eveerlasting god this arrangement has been created to synchronize with the integrity iworsh. Kantzer lectures in revealed theology klrt makes explicit the understanding of god implicit in christian worship in the god we worship nicholas wolterstorff takes a groundup approach to liturgical theology, examining the oft hidden implications of traditional elements of liturgy. Jul 09, 2012 biola universitys center for christian thought presents. Get ebooks lament for a son on pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi and audiobook for free. One of the first propositions considers how the biblical writers portray god, which wolterstorff states that it is not as a passive factor. A discussion on the nature of christian scholarship with nicholas wolterstorff and alvin plantinga moderated by. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them.
Christian theology comes in many different configurations. The story of the creation is supposed to be told by the god nebertcher. Wolterstorff on divine command ethics part one right. Inquiring about god is the first of two volumes of nicholas wolterstorffs collected papers. The narrator compiles stories pertaining to erics life and death to create an inspirational story of how the. Feb 05, 2011 yesbut wolterstorff tries to reconcile these apparently contradictory views by arguing that even though gods actions can change over time for example, in response to human needs, gods essence core nature remains unchanged. Since i entertain a divine command theory of ethics although i admit to being somewhat open minded about exactly what type is the correct one, i am sensitive to when that theory is dismissed in ways that seem to me to be unfair. Philosophical reflections on the claim that god speaks by wolterstorff, nicholas isbn.
Given that no liturgy has ever been composed from scratch, wolterstorff argues that the assumptions. From this we end up denying the reality of time and change. Challenging that claim, helm argues that divine timelessness is grounded in the idea of god as creator, and that this alone makes possible a proper account of divine omniscience. Wolterstorffs god everlasting in which he argues that god is necessarily in time and not the creator of time. Nicholas paul wolterstorff born 1932 is an american philosopher and a liturgical theologian. If we throw this out by protesting that god does know things as they are yet all things are present to god in their presentality, that god is like an observer on a hill who sees every moment in time as present, we end up denying the reality of time. Wolterstorff on divine command ethics part one right reason.
Nicholas wolterstorff will make explicit the understanding of god that. There are more than 1 million books that have been enjoyed by people from all over the world. Male and female complementarity and the image of god. Wolterstorff as a foil to bring to light how the traditional belief that god is eternal is employed, historically, to. Jan 01, 1987 lament for a son by nicholas wolterstorff simple and elegant are two words that come to mind after reading lament for a son. Philosophical reflections on the claim that god speaks nicholas wolterstorff the canonical texts and traditions of judaism, christianity, and islam claim that god speaks, but philosophers usually mistakenly treat such speech as revelation. Given that no liturgy has ever been composed from scratch, wolterstorff argues that the assumptions taken into worship are key to perceiving the real depths of historical christianitys understanding of.
Always update books hourly, if not looking, search in. In the god we worship nicholas wolterstorff takes a groundup approach to liturgical theology. More wolterstorff lectures on our website henrycenter. Our understanding of gods nature shapes how we worship, and what we say and do on sunday morning profoundly affects our theology. Inquiring about god is the first of two volumes of nicholas wolterstorff s collected papers. Oct 31, 20 more wolterstorff lectures on our website henrycenter. Pdf why the incarnation is incompatible with an atemporal. Lament for a son by nicholas wolterstorff simple and elegant are two words that come to mind after reading lament for a son. He has declared for my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the lord. We are not disposed to recognize the existence of timeless realities. Read the god we worship an exploration of liturgical theology by nicholas wolterstorff available from rakuten kobo.
Greene and bernard zaleha boise unitarian universalist fellowship march 14, 1999 readings a story elizabeth when i was a girl, i spent my elementary school years in a rural. This small, easy book does not overwhelm therefore counterbalances the impossible loss of ones child. Boise unitarian universalist fellowship a theology of joy. Divine discourse comprises nicholas wolterstorffs philosophical reflections on the claim that god speaks. Divine discourse 9780521475570 by nicholas wolterstorff. Philosophers have never before, in any sustained fashion, reflected on these matters, mainly because they have mistakenly treated speech as revelation. A discussion on the nature of christian scholarship with nicholas wolterstorff and alvin plantinga moderated by thomas crisp. This page lists people with the surname wolterstorff. A prolific writer with wideranging philosophical and theological interests, he has written books on aesthetics, epistemology, political philosophy, philosophy of religion, metaphysics, and philosophy of education.
Only a small minority have contended that god is everlasting, existing within time. One of the universal changes in grief is the loss of concentration. In what follows i shall take up the cudgels for that minority, arguing that god as conceived and presented by the. Finally, in part 3 i will point to a deeper issue which, though crucial to this debate, is not considered in god everlasting.
He is currently noah porter professor emeritus philosophical theology at yale university. In the god we worship nicholas wolterstorff takes a groundup approach to liturgical theology, examining the ofthidden implications of traditional elements of liturgy. Lament for a son is a simple, honest, and poignant expression of one mans grief, but it is more. A short essay on the eternity of god semantic scholar. Biola universitys center for christian thought presents. Some recent philosophers, among them arthur prior, robert coburn, norman kretzmann, nicholas wolterstorff, richard gale, and patrick grim. Wolterstorff sweepingly examines the myriad forms of interaction between liturgy and spirituality within orthodox, catholic, episcopal, lutheran, and reformed circles. Always update books hourly, if not looking, search in the book search column. Before the mountains were born or you brought forth the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting.
In the god we worship nicholas wolterstorff takes a groundup approach to liturgical theology, examining the ofthidden. God himself will rejoice over thee with joy, he will. Wolterstorff strives make explicit the implicit theology woven. It is a record of gods dealings with ancient inhabitants of the americas and contains the fulness of the everlasting gospel. Gods power and human flourishing nicholas wolterstorff a paper presented at the yale center for faith and culture consultation on gods power and human flourishing, sponsored by the mcdonald agape foundation i the inclination of the philosopher, when confronted with a topic such as gods power.
Divine atemporality in thomas aquinas 275 put succinctly, if god does not know things as they are, then god is mistaken. A prolific writer with wideranging philosophical and theological interests, he has written books on aesthetics, epistemology, political philosophy, philosophy. Lament for a son by nicholas wolterstorff is a collection of anecdotes and quotes pertaining to the author dealing with the premature death of his son, eric, in a mountain climbing accident. The book was written by many ancient prophets by the spirit of prophecy and revelation.
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