Holiness: Divine and Human

James M. Arcadi's book proposes a unitary account of holiness based on divine ownership, which has implications for understanding God and the God-world relation and offers new insights on doctrinal loci such as the imago Dei, justification, atonement, sanctification, and liturgical theology.

Format: Hardback
Length: 192 pages
Publication date: 22 August 2023
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

Holiness, a seemingly straightforward concept, may initially appear to lack commonalities among the diverse array of objects deemed "holy" in the Hebrew Scriptures and the Christian New Testament. However, in his book, James M. Arcadi proposes a unified understanding of holiness, highlighting divine ownership as the key element that unites these objects. This divine ownership has profound implications for our perception of God and the relationship between God and the world. In the context of God, Arcadi's thesis sheds light on the nature of God and our understanding of the divine-human relationship. Furthermore, in the context of humans, the ownership theme offers fresh insights into various doctrinal areas, including the imago Dei, justification, atonement, sanctification, and liturgical theology. By integrating biblical studies with contemporary analytic philosophy, Arcadi presents an analytic systematic theology of holiness that challenges traditional perspectives and offers a novel approach to understanding this fundamental concept.

Weight: 438g
Dimension: 160 x 237 x 19 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781978701441