Modern theologians have focused on the doctrine of divine impassibility, exploring the significance of God's emotional experience and most especially the question of divine suffering. Professor Rob Lister speaks into the issue, outlining the history of the doctrine in the views of influential figures such as Augustine, Aquinas, and Luther, while carefully examining modernity's growing rejection of impassibility and the subsequent evangelical response.
With an eye toward holistic synthesis, this book proposes a theological model based upon fresh insights into the historical, biblical, and theological dimensions of this important doctrine.
"Though a young and upcoming evangelical scholar, Rob Lister has made a very significant contribution to one of the most difficult theological doctrines: the impassibility of God. This book sets the standard on this topic and is a model of evangelical scholarship at its finest!"?
- Gregg R. Allison, Professor of Christian Theology, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
God Is Impassible and Impassioned: Toward a Theology of Divine Emotion is in the following collections:
