Gospel, Church, and Ministry

by Thomas Torrance

Year 2012
Type Book
Genre pastoral theology
Tradition Reformed
Original language English

For For ministers and readers wanting his more accessible essays on church and ministry; a good second book.

Should I read this?

For the general reader: 3 of 5 worth your time
For the researcher: 3 of 5 worth your time
Difficulty: 3 of 5 demanding

Twelve of his essays on gospel, church and ministry, from his Alyth parish memoir to eldership and preaching.

How it proceeds

Philosophic 2 of 5
Scriptural 3 of 5
Experiential 3 of 5
Sociological 4 of 5
Historical 2 of 5

Independent intensities, 0–5 — what the work is made of, not how good it is.

The first volume of Thomas F. Torrance Collected Studies, edited by Jock Stein and published by Pickwick Publications in 2012. The twelve essays, eleven of them published between 1942 and 1997, were chosen because they show how Torrance saw his academic work as an evangelist's calling to the church and because they are more accessible to the average reader; Stein's introduction relates them to his work and his time. They include his memoir of his parish ministry at Alyth, 1940-43, "The Church in the World", "The Humanity of Christ in the Sacramental Life of the Church", "The Meaning of Order", "Consecration and Ordination", "Service in Jesus Christ", "God, Destiny, and Suffering", "Eldership in the Reformed Church", "The Ministry of Women", "Preaching Christ Today" and "Legal and Evangelical Priests".

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