Yes! A Christian Vision of Life
by Thorwald Lorenzen
Doing theology in the public square must have a personal and confessional dimension. This book is therefore a confessional attempt to summarise the underlying grammar of my life as a Christian. It is focused on Jesus of Nazareth and tries to understand his story as conveying meaning and purpose to our life. As a messenger of God’s ways, Jesus brings freedom and compassion into the world. He inspires and empowers us to worship God and care for those who are vulnerable in our world, being committed to nonviolence, and walking respectful on the earth. This is first rate theology because it is lived, not just thought. Its purpose is to bear witness to the loving, liberating, compassionate God, whose ways with this world are revealed in the Story of Jesus. Yes! indeed.
Doing theology in the public square must have a personal and confessional dimension. This book is therefore a confessional attempt to summarise the underlying grammar of my life as a Christian. It is focused on Jesus of Nazareth and tries to understand his story as conveying meaning and purpose to our life. As a messenger of God’s ways, Jesus brings freedom and compassion into the world. He inspires and empowers us to worship God and care for those who are vulnerable in our world, being committed to nonviolence, and walking respectful on the earth. This is first rate theology because it is lived, not just thought. Its purpose is to bear witness to the loving, liberating, compassionate God, whose ways with this world are revealed in the Story of Jesus. Yes! indeed.
- By (author) Thorwald Lorenzen
"This is first rate theology because it is lived, not just thought. Its purpose is to bear witness to the loving, liberating, compassionate God, whose ways with this world are revealed in the Story of Jesus. Yes! indeed." Rev Dr Graeme Garrett, theologian and writer, Melbourne. "Dr Thorwald Lorenzen had a profound impact on me as my theology Professor in Zurich. Until I took his classes I didn't know how my personal faith related to the big issues, like human rights, war, nationalism, and capitalism. He taught me that Christian faith is an ethical vision from the perspective of the victim." Rev Tim Costello AO, Melbourne. "Only a few theologians in each generation can capture in concise and readable form the core convictions (and contradictions) of Christian faith. Thorwald Lorenzen, European- trained but globally focused, is such a one, having served in Australia and abroad as faithful and ecumenical scholar-interpreter for ecclesial communities, and as pastor to socially engaged disciples." Ched Myers, author of Who Will Roll Away the Stone? Discipleship Queries for First World Christians.
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