Inhabiting the Cruciform God by Michael J. Gorman has been chosen by Scott Adair for the January Faculty Favorite. Adair is a faculty member in the College of Bible and Religion and focuses his teaching and research on Youth Ministry and Youth Culture."This book is scholarly, but not pretentious," Adair says. "Gorman has a straight-forward writing style that provides easy access to his interpretive conclusions, which are sublime, inspiring, and demanding. For example, he understands Paul's view of saving faith as participation with Christ -- co-crucifixion. This sharing in Christ's suffering, his kenosis, leads to participation in the divine nature, or theosis. In the end, Gorman's analysis of Paul's gospel is a healthy blend of biblical exegesis, systematic theology, spirituality, and ethics. He accomplishes all of this in only 173 pages."
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