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The Consolations of Theology / edited by Brian S. Rosner.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextPublication details: Grand Rapids, Michigan : William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, c2008.Description: x, 160 p. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9780802860408
  • 0802860400
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 22 230 CON
LOC classification:
  • BV4905.3 .C66 2008
  • BV4905.3 .C66 2008
Contents:
Prologue: on consolation / Gwenfair Walters Adams -- Lactantius on anger / Richard Gibson -- Augustine on obsession / Andrew Cameron -- Luther on despair / Mark D. Thompson -- Kierkegaard on anxiety / Peter G. Bolt -- Bonhoeffer on disappointment / Brian S. Rosner -- C.S. Lewis on pain / Robert Banks.
Review: "Inspired by Alain de Botton's best-selling Consolations of Philosophy, this volume shows how theology can be of practical value to every believer. Brian Rosner and other practical theologians present a blend of compelling blend of biography and theology that profoundly addresses the perennial human problems of anger, obsession, despair, anxiety, disappointment, and pain."--BOOK JACKET.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Barcode
Books Bishop Bukenya Library Open Access / General collection 230 CON (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 159553

Proceedings of a conference held in 2006 at Moore Theological College, Sydney, Australia.

Includes bibliographical references.

Prologue: on consolation / Gwenfair Walters Adams -- Lactantius on anger / Richard Gibson -- Augustine on obsession / Andrew Cameron -- Luther on despair / Mark D. Thompson -- Kierkegaard on anxiety / Peter G. Bolt -- Bonhoeffer on disappointment / Brian S. Rosner -- C.S. Lewis on pain / Robert Banks.

"Inspired by Alain de Botton's best-selling Consolations of Philosophy, this volume shows how theology can be of practical value to every believer. Brian Rosner and other practical theologians present a blend of compelling blend of biography and theology that profoundly addresses the perennial human problems of anger, obsession, despair, anxiety, disappointment, and pain."--BOOK JACKET.

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