{"product_id":"gods-wider-presence-paperback-1","title":"God's Wider Presence - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert K. Johnston\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat are we to make of those occasional yet illuminating experiences of God's presence that occur outside both church and Scripture? We may encounter God's revelatory presence as we experience a beautiful sunset, the birth of a child, or a work of art, music, or literature. While theologians have tended to describe such experiences abstractly as mere traces or echoes, those involved often recognize such moments of transcendence as transformative.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHere senior theologian Robert Johnston explores how Christians should think theologically about God's wider revelatory presence that is mediated outside the church through creation, conscience, and culture. The book offers a robust, constructive biblical theology of general revelation, rooting its insights in the broader Trinitarian work of the Spirit. Drawing in part from the author's theological engagement with film and the arts, the book helps Christians understand personal moments of experiencing God's transcendence and accounts for revelatory experiences of those outside the believing community. It also shows how God's revelatory presence can impact our interaction with nonbelievers and those of other faiths.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinding God outside the Church \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"From one of the world's leading scholars on theology and film comes something new and thought provoking: a lucid and insightful exploration of God's wider Presence. Rob Johnston offers the reader an engaging, rich, and thoughtful account of discovering the transcendent in unexpected places. Bringing together historical, biblical, and contemporary examples, this book provides a significant contribution to a wide range of discussions about discerning the divine throughout the world.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eJolyon Mitchell\u003c\/b\u003e, University of Edinburgh \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Robert Johnston's reconsideration of general revelation moves the discussion light years beyond the sterile binaries--objective\/subjective, propositional\/experiential, salvific\/damning, and the like--that have debilitated constructive thinking in this arena over the last hundred years. \u003ci\u003eGod's Wider Presence\u003c\/i\u003e is a pneumatological dynamic that transfigures the spaces and times within which all creatures live, move, and have their being. A new starting point for twenty-first-century theological reflection on important matters regarding the human experience of and encounter with God.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eAmos Yong\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Spirit Poured Out on All Flesh\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Johnston's book brokers important, fresh theological conversations. Grounded in the doctrine of the Holy Spirit, his argument for a more expansive understanding of revelation will get Christians of many traditions thinking and talking together in new ways: about the arts, about their cultural habits and the significance of those habits, and about their approach to other religious traditions. It deserves a wide readership.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eClive Marsh\u003c\/b\u003e, director of the Vaughan Centre for Lifelong Learning, University of Leicester \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Robert Johnston weaves a marvelously rich tapestry that opens up our understanding of how God whispers to us through nature, conscience, and culture. Who else could reference baroque art, Gerard Manley Hopkins, Ingmar Bergman, C. S. Lewis, and \u003ci\u003eStar Wars\u003c\/i\u003e in such a scholarly and readable fashion? I thoroughly enjoyed every page.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eMichael Frost\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eSeeing God in the Ordinary\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Johnston has written a seminal book, one that greatly enlarges our understanding of the multiple ways in which God is present in this world. \u003ci\u003eGod's Wider Presence \u003c\/i\u003eopens our eyes, brings us to places of awe, and helps us interpret encounters with Mystery. It has the power to make us aware of the hitherto unnoticed ways in which God is present in our own lives.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eRichard Peace\u003c\/b\u003e, Fuller Theological Seminary; author of \u003ci\u003eNoticing God\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert K. Johnston\u003c\/b\u003e (PhD, Duke University) is professor of theology and culture at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California, where he has taught for over twenty years. He is the coeditor of both the Engaging Culture and the Cultural Exegesis series and is the author or coauthor of several books, including \u003ci\u003eReel Spirituality\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eReframing Theology and Film\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eFinding God in the Movies\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.66 x 8.96 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 21, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42592221266016,"sku":"9780801049453","price":57.22,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/1922\/9280\/files\/Y010ZTI1RjFBRGlBcHhDekFjMGJ5dz09.webp?v=1771433721","url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/gods-wider-presence-paperback-1","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}