To Know And Love God Method For Theology David K Clark John S Feinberg by David K. Clark, John S. Feinberg 9781433516054, 1433516055 instant download after payment.

It is the job of all
believers, not just theologians, to serve God by discerning what is true
about the crucial issues of life. Our task is to learn more about God.
Our privilege is to love God passionately with our minds. Clearly then,
spiritual life must have theology as one of its ingredients, but this,
by itself, will not guarantee a vibrant spiritual life. Rather,
evangelicals must link a theological experience and an experiential
theology. Knowing and loving God are both necessary.

David Clark
explains how evangelical systematic theology is structured and how this
discipline assists believers in understanding God more fully and
worshipping him more completely. To do so, he uses strategies of
analytical philosophy to reveal the nature, purposes, methods, and
limits of evangelical systematic theology. He attempts to speak both to
and for evangelicals, with the goal of showing how a reasonable,
articulate, and credible evangelical theology can proceed.

Other
questions are raised while trying to define evangelical systematic
theology: Is systematic theology a legitimate intellectual enterprise?
How does theology build upon the teachings of the Bible? How can
evangelical theologians in different cultures assist each other? How
does theology contribute to transforming society? What does the
existence of other religions mean for evangelical theology? How does
systematic theology relate to other intellectual disciplines? How does
it connect with the life of the church? What are the purposes and the
final goal of systematic theology? The answers to these questions are
not ends in themselves, but assist believers in attaining the goal of
knowing and loving God.

Asserting that evangelical systematic
theology is the science by which evangelical believers learn of God,
Clark claims that the insights of apparently contradictory viewpoints
can and should be drawn together. He works past the false dilemmas,
imprecision, overstatement, inferences, and generalizations that often
cloud theological discussion and arrives at clear definitions, precise
distinctions, careful analysis, and modest conclusions.

Clark
argues that evangelical systematic theology is rooted in the Bible and
focused on Christ. Good theology provides vision, fosters wisdom, and
nurtures covenantal relationship with God. Good theology leads to
knowing and loving God.

Part of the Foundations of Evangelical Theology series.