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Hidden in Contradiction
Humanity in Christ before, during, and after the Fall
Jeff McSwain
- 448 pages
- English
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Hidden in Contradiction
Humanity in Christ before, during, and after the Fall
Jeff McSwain
About This Book
Does God's grace grab you and stir you to purposeful, Spirit-filled living? Or is the gospel that you hear and preach big on belief and short on embodiment? Do you see a need for change, whether personal, ecclesial, or social, that transcends "us" (righteous) vs. "them" (wicked) polarizations? Beginning with every person's participation in Christ as a keystone to creation, Jeff McSwain introduces the vibrant reality of Trinitarian community and shows us the dangers of losing sight of the belovedness we share as humans hidden with Christ in God. Avoiding simplistic categories, McSwain exalts the total goodness of every person in this world (by virtue of creation in Christ) while also acknowledging the simultaneous contradiction--the total depravity of every person (by virtue of the fall). If ignoring our human duplicity contributes to relational fractures at every level, McSwain's dimensional view of human agency urges us to embrace the redemptive truth of our identity in Christ and to refuse our false, destructive selves that have been crucified with Christ. Filled with scriptural exegesis and practical illustrations that pastors and teachers will especially appreciate, this project is a refreshing application of Christology to anthropology and everyday life--an inspiring work of systematic theology aimed at systematic change.
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Table of contents
- Title Page
- Foreword
- Preface: Welcome to Reality
- Introduction: Setting the Table
- Part One: Placemat Anthropology
- Part Two: Keeping Simultaneous and Sequential Together
- Part Three: Dynamic Beings!
- Part Four: The Law of the Spirit
- Conclusion: A Grey New World
- Epilogue
- Appendix
- A Memo to People Like Me
- Epigraph Sources
- Bibliography