Towards a Theology of Relationship: Emil Brunner's Truth as Encounter in Light of Relationship Science

Michael Berra redefines and rehabilitates the analogy of relationship in theology, arguing that it should be the central motif for the whole of theology and that God-human interaction meets the definition of a relationship and is existentially intended to be intimate.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 269 pages
Publication date: 25 January 2024
Publisher: James Clarke & Co Ltd

The concept of a personal relationship with God is a common Christian expression, but it is often poorly defined. In order to redefine and rehabilitate this analogy, Michael Berra draws on the Swiss theologian Emil Brunner. He proposes that relationship ought to be the central motif for the whole of theology and bases his study primarily on Brunner's seminal work, Truth as Encounter. Berra argues that God-human interaction categorically meets the definition of a relationship and is existentially intended to be intimate.

Scholars and church leaders will find Berra's approach a refreshing voice in this dynamic field. The renewed attention to relationships in various areas has also brought theological expressions of the subject back into the spotlight. While the concept of a personal relationship with God is a common Christian expression, it is often poorly defined. In order to redefine and rehabilitate this analogy, Michael Berra draws on the Swiss theologian Emil Brunner. He proposes that relationship ought to be the central motif for the whole of theology and bases his study primarily on Brunner's seminal work, Truth as Encounter. Berra argues that God-human interaction categorically meets the definition of a relationship and is existentially intended to be intimate.

Scholars and church leaders will find Berra's approach a refreshing voice in this dynamic field. The renewed attention to relationships in various areas has also brought theological expressions of the subject back into the spotlight. While the concept of a personal relationship with God is a common Christian expression, it is often poorly defined. In order to redefine and rehabilitate this analogy, Michael Berra draws on the Swiss theologian Emil Brunner. He proposes that relationship ought to be the central motif for the whole of theology and bases his study primarily on Brunner's seminal work, Truth as Encounter. Berra argues that God-human interaction categorically meets the definition of a relationship and is existentially intended to be intimate.

Scholars and church leaders will find Berra's approach a refreshing voice in this dynamic field. The renewed attention to relationships in various areas has also brought theological expressions of the subject back into the spotlight. While the concept of a personal relationship with God is a common Christian expression, it is often poorly defined. In order to redefine and rehabilitate this analogy, Michael Berra draws on the Swiss theologian Emil Brunner. He proposes that relationship ought to be the central motif for the whole of theology and bases his study primarily on Brunner's seminal work, Truth as Encounter. Berra argues that God-human interaction categorically meets the definition of a relationship and is existentially intended to be intimate.

Scholars and church leaders will find Berra's approach a refreshing voice in this dynamic field. The renewed attention to relationships in various areas has also brought theological expressions of the subject back into the spotlight. While the concept of a personal relationship with God is a common Christian expression, it is often poorly defined. In order to redefine and rehabilitate this analogy, Michael Berra draws on the Swiss theologian Emil Brunner. He proposes that relationship ought to be the central motif for the whole of theology and bases his study primarily on Brunner's seminal work, Truth as Encounter. Berra argues that God-human interaction categorically meets the definition of a relationship and is existentially intended to be intimate.

Scholars and church leaders will find Berra's approach a refreshing voice in this dynamic field. The renewed attention to relationships in various areas has also brought theological expressions of the subject back into the spotlight. While the concept of a personal relationship with God is a common Christian expression, it is often poorly defined. In order to redefine and rehabilitate this analogy, Michael Berra draws on the Swiss theologian Emil Brunner. He proposes that relationship ought to be the central motif for the whole of theology and bases his study primarily on Brunner's seminal work, Truth as Encounter. Berra argues that God-human interaction categorically meets the definition of a relationship and is existentially intended to be intimate.

Scholars and church leaders will find Berra's approach a refreshing voice in this dynamic field. The renewed attention to relationships in various areas has also brought theological expressions of the subject back into the spotlight. While the concept of a personal relationship with God is a common Christian expression, it is often poorly defined. In order to redefine and rehabilitate this analogy, Michael Berra draws on the Swiss theologian Emil Brunner. He proposes that relationship ought to be the central motif for the whole of theology and bases his study primarily on Brunner's seminal work, Truth as Encounter. Berra argues that God-human interaction categorically meets the definition of a relationship and is existentially intended to be intimate.

ISBN-13: 9780227179895