[Topic: The Theology of God's Love]

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Abstract

In this study we try to explore the concept of Theology of God's Love in a holistic context. The main focus of the research is on God's love and its relation with Biblic theology. The research also analyzes many aspects of Theology of God's Love in Biblicle works and tries to gauge its effect on life. Finally the research describes various factors which are responsible for Theology of God's Love and tries to describe the overall aspects of Theology of God's Love.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTII

DECLARATIONIII

ABSTRACTIV

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION1

Background of the study2

Research Aims and Objectives3

CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW4

Theoretical framework4

CHAPTER 3: METHODOLOGY11

CHAPTER 4: DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS13

CHAPTER 5: CONCLUSION16

REFERENCES18

Chapter 1: Introduction

Nothing Greater, Nothing Better plays off another notable ancient dictum, Richard of St. Victor's "correction of Anselm's famous definition of God," by focusing on the ineffable love in God's inner-trinitarian life. In this volume, ten evangelical theologians ruminate on aspects of the divine love, touching now and then on Pinnock-like issues but also probing matters of how and why we speak of who God is (Ryrie, 1994). Editor Vanhoozer sets the stage with an insightful review of contemporary theological moves away from "classical theism" toward reconceptualizations that stress "reciprocity, mutuality, inclusivity," and beyond those to postmodern glimpses of the god of "no Being." Along the way, he uncovers the common caricatures of Augustine and Aquinas in the new trends. Vanhoozer finds no consensus on these developments among his contributors, except for their pointing to "the love of the man Jesus-- representative of both the love of God and of authentic humanity-that is the ultimate criterion for thinking about the love of God" (Bible, 1982).

The essays of Trevor Hart and Alan Torrance are detailed explorations of language for the love of God. Hart compares Sallie McFague's experience-oriented metaphorical theology, Aquinas's "analogy of intrinsic attribution," and Barth's analogy of faith, opting for the latter as an "opaque medium" of revelation given "new every morning," sufficient for us now but awaiting eschatological clarity. Torrance investigates various efforts to sift and sort talk of analogy-Tommaso de Vio Cajetan, Francisco de Suarez, and Battista Mondin on St. Thomas Aquinas-calling for discourse based on the "reschematization" of human speech about the love of God in the light of revelation, discourse leading from Athanasius and learning from the koinonia of Christian community.

Background of the study

God Is Love is very different from any other systematic theology on the market today because it takes the Reformation principle of sola Scriptura seriously. It is not just a question of backing up everything from the ...