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Theology is a complex subject, with many subdisciplines, and is know for thick volumes with dense prose. This book bucks that trend, but hitting the basics briefly, but carefully.
In this 50th volume of the Topical Line Drives series, theologian and church historian Dr. Robert D. Cornwall provides a clear introduction to the basics. His approach is not to give you a set of beliefs about God, but rather to provide you with an introductory foundation to the way Christians talk about God. Key concepts, such as omnipotence, impassibility, transcendence, immanence, and yes, love, along with many others. The content is brief, but carefully designed as a launching pad for further study.
Read this book in order to make all your other theological reading more profitable. It will keep you from missing out because some of the basic were passed over, or were obscured by extensive discussion.
Besides individual reading, this volume is useful as an introductory reading in theology courses or for small groups in churches who would like to better understand their other curricula and more profitably discuss their ideas about God.
Robert D. Cornwall is Minister Emeritus of Central Woodward Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) living in Troy, Michigan. He has served as board chair of Christian Unity and Interfaith Ministries of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and Editor of Sharing the Practice. He received his Ph.D. in Historical Theology from Fuller Theological Seminary (1991). His books include Second Thoughts about Hell: Understanding What We Believe co-authored with Ronald J. Allen (WJK, 2025); Eating With Jesus: Reflections on Divine Encouinters at the Open Eucharistic Table (Cascade, 2025); Second Thoughts about the Second Coming, with Ronald J. Allen (WJK, 2023); Religion, Politics and Dissent, 1660-1832, co-edited with William Gibson (2010).
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