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By (author) Peckham John C.

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Offers a clear and constructive account of the nature and attributes of God, bringing the biblical portrayal of God in relationship to the world into dialogue with prominent philosophical and theological questions.

Short /annotation:
Offers a clear and constructive account of the nature and attributes of God, bringing the biblical portrayal of God in relationship to the world into dialogue with prominent philosophical and theological questions.

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This book offers a clear and constructive account of the nature and attributes of God. It addresses the doctrine of God from exegetical, historical, and constructive-theological perspectives, bringing the biblical portrayal of God in relationship to the world into dialogue with prominent philosophical and theological questions. The book engages questions such as: Does God change? Does God have emotions? Does God know the future? Is God entirely good and loving? How can God be one and three? Chapters correspond to the major metaphysical and moral attributes of God.

Table of contents:

Contents
Introduction: The Covenantal God of Scripture
1. The God of Scripture and the God of the Philosophers
2. The Unchanging God Who Suffers in Love: Aseity, Immutability, and Qualified Passibility
3. The God of the Past, Present, and Future: Omnipresence and Eternity
4. The God Who Knows Everything: Omniscience and Foreknowledge
5. The Almighty Sovereign Who Creates, Sustains, and Covenants: Omnipotence and Providence
6. The Goodness of God and the Problem of Evil: Faithfulness and Omnibenevolence
7. Trinity of Love: A Canonical Exploration of Divine Triunity
8. The God of Covenantal Theism
Indexes

Biographical note:

John C. Peckham (PhD, Andrews University) is professor of theology and Christian philosophy at Andrews University in Berrien Springs, Michigan. He is the author of several books, including Theodicy of Love, The Doctrine of God, The Love of God: A Canonical Model, and Canonical Theology.

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“A highly sophisticated and fine-tuned account of the divine attributes”

John Peckham offers a clear and constructive account of the nature and attributes of God, bringing the biblical portrayal of God in relationship to the world into dialogue with prominent philosophical and theological questions.

“Divine attribution is often overlooked in its importance for Christian reflection, but it is critical to reckon with the identity and character of the One Christians worship. Peckham”s book provides an accessible framework for this topic, all the while demonstrating a resounding attentiveness to the biblical witness as contemporary discussions are judiciously elaborated.”
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Daniel Castelo, Seattle Pacific University and Seminary

“In this rich and careful depiction of the canonical God, Peckham paints for us the holistic portrait of God beholden to neither strict classical theism nor open theism. By tracing the native Hebraic logic of covenantal theism throughout the Old and New Testaments, many conflicts and paradoxes fade into the coherent structure of the canon”s thinking. For theologians, biblical scholars, and students, this prudent volume will reward all who feast upon it. This is compulsory reading for any theologian who seeks to make necessary connections with the biblical texts.”
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Dru Johnson, Center for Hebraic Thought, The King”s College, New York City; former cohost of the OnScript podcast

“A highly sophisticated and fine-tuned account of the divine attributes. While properly engaging ancient discussions about the ”God of the Philosophers” and the current systematic and philosop