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A “Chalcedonian” Response to Paul Molnar

In T. F. Torrance’s Trinitarian theology, one of his theological passions is to again and again proclaim the connection between Jesus Christ and God. The author proposes that Torrance has a “Chalcedonian” understanding of the immanent and economic Trinity. The author goes on that it should not be forgotten that there is no God behind the back of Jesus Christ in Torrance’s theology. There is, however, a very close connection between Christ and God. Furthermore, in Torrance’s thought finds a parallel notion in the close connection between Christ and humanity. Just as we know God by grace through the revelation of Jesus Christ, we know who we are as humans through this same revelation. The resurrected and ascended Jesus is the ground of our true humanity. The author then goes on to explore Torrance’s Christology more fully.

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Delight Instead of Duty: Why Creativity Will Matter in the New Kingdom

What has coffee to do with the Kingdom? This question is reflected upon as it relates to the different ways that Christians creatively seek shalom in their communities, laboring in all sectors of public life. The author explains that Christ came not just to rescue souls (though he had certainly come to do that) but to make all things new, including the structures of the world that cause suffering and mar the imago dei each person bears. Verbal proclamation of the gospel is not the Christian’s only calling in this life. Jesus came both to save persons from hell and to give them, as families, communities, and entire cities, an abundant life that the Father intended for creation from the beginning. Justice initiatives as well as commerce, classrooms, and yes, coffee, have everything to do with God’s coming Kingdom.