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Preface
Thep urposoeft heslee ctuirset soh elspt udenmtisn,i sters
andp astoarnsd,o theCrh urclhe adearnsdw orkertsot, h ink
theologiacbaolulttyh G eo speslo,t hatth emya yg eatfi rmer
griupp oni tcso ntefnotr thveairri omuisn istrTihees .
mateiraplr esentheedr ree latteoes a rliaedrd ressoents he
MediatioofCn h rigsitv eantS ummerSc hoolosfT heoloigny
StA ndrewsSc,o tlanadn dP rinectonN,e w Jersewyh,i ch
weren aturaaldlayp tteodt hcei rcumstacnocnedsi,t iaonnds
needosf t hep eoplweh oa ttendetdh emT.h ibso okr epre
sentasn e xtendfeodr mo f tDhied sbuLreyc turwehsi ch it
wasm y privilteogd ee livienrT heB ritiIsshl eNsa zarene
198I2 .
ColleigneM anchesdtuerri ngO ctober wouldl ikteo
expremsys w armg rtaitufodret hkei ndneascsc ordteomd e
byt hset aff satnudd enotfts h Ce olelgea,n dn otl eafsottr h e
freindshoifpt he Deoaftn h eC olletghee,R evT.. A . Noble,
whomI g ott ok nowf irdsutr ing ohwints h eologsitcuadli es
at EdinbUunrigvhre siwthye nh ed istinsghueidh imseilnf
Biblical, aPnadtD roigsmtaitcti hce oloignay w ayt hawto n
thed eepa dmiratoifoh ni st each.eF rosro nceI h aved is
pensewdi trhe ferenacneds histnoortiecisan,tl h he opet hat
am ores traightforpwraersdte antioofmn y e xpositwiiolbnle
ofh elp twoi daem ri nistorfty h eG ospeilnp raechinagn d
teachianlgi ke.
My wife haandvb eeI e mna rvellobulselsys wedi tahv ery
deadra ughtAelri,s ownh,o sleo vaen dt hougthfucla rfeo urs
areb eyonmde asure. bTohoikis sd edicattoeh de ri nt oken
ofo uru nboundetdh anfkulneasnsdj oy.
CanBtayy ,
EatLs othian
1982
October, THOMAS F.T ORRANCE
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Forweordt oN ew Edition
Int hinse we ditioofTn he M ediaitoonfC hriIsh atv ien serted
somes ub-tiitnltteohs te h iarndd f ourcthha ptetrofs a,c ilitate
theriera dianngd,a ddeadn ewc haptoenr' ThAet onement
andt heH olyT riniTthyi'is.s i ntendesda yts oo mething
aboutth pel acaen dn ecessoifat d yo ctroifnt eh aet onement
foard ocrtinoeft hTer inibtuyat,l stoos howt hatth deo ctrine
oft heT riniitsny e cessfaorryp rao per docotfAr tionnee
mentI.nr elattihnipgsr esetnitoatnot hdei scusisineo anr lier
chapteIhr asv,ce o ntintuoep da ya ttenttioto hnpe r obloefm
dualiisnmt heolobgyys ,h owinigtd sa magienfgf eicnt an
ultrtar ansceenntdalciosntc eptoifGo ond a, ndi ns plitting
apartth ed ocrtinoef t heo neG odf romt hed octroinfte h e
triuGnoed I.h avael sdoe velopfeudr thtehre wianyw h ich
them issioofnI sraaenldt hem issioofnC hriasrted eeply
interlociknefa di htfuuln derstanding of revelation and
reconcilipaatritoinc,u ilantr hlewy a yi nw hicJhe wsa nd.
Christnieaenodsn ea nothiensr e ekitnoug n derstmaonrde
oft hew ayi nw hicGho dh as given utso k ancocwhe isms
throuhgihm sealnfdi nh imselhfo.p etI h iwsi lmla ket he
book mocroemp leitnde r awionugft u rthtehmre o vemeontf
atonipnrgo pitabettiwoene nG oda ndm an,i nt hew ayi n
whicwhe a re giavcecnet sost hFea thtehrr outghhce r ososf
Chriasntd t hec ommunioonft heH olySp irIih ta.v ea lso
offerdeids scusioonft hissu bjeicntt h beo oTk heW itnseso tf he
JewtsGo o ded,i tbeyd mbyr othtehrRe,e vD.a viWd. T orrance,
1982
publisihne d byt heH andsel PErdeisnsb,u rgh.
Ih avbee egnr eatelnyc ourabgyet dh ree ceptgiiovnet no
my boookn b otshi deosft hAet lanntoiltce ,a bsytl apye ople
whoh avfeo unhde alianngdf reoedmi nt hiwsa yo fu nder
standitnhgem ediatowroirakol f t heL orJd esuCsh riasntd
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thwea yh ifsa ithfuilnvn iecsasr aicotuisuv nidteyr gtihred s
respoonffas iet cha llfeodrf trho ums t hrouhgimhse diation
oft hHeo lSyp irSiotm.ep eopelvei defnetetlhlya tth set ress
Ih avlea iudp ounn conditgiroanucaneld ermintehsie n teg
ritoyft hree spownesa er cea llteomd a kei nr epentfaonrc e
siann di na cceptoafJn ecseCu hsr iassot u pre rsoSnaavli our.
Parotft hper oblheemr iest hautn conditgiroanciaestl o o
costfolryi ,ct a lilnqs u estailotlnh awte a raen dd os,o t hat
eveinno urre pentainndbg e liewveic nagn nroetlu yp oonu r
ownr espobnusoten luyp otnh ree spoCnhsreih satos f fered
tot hFea thienor u prl aacnedo no ubre haHlofw.t h'eIo 'ft he
humanb elieavnedtr h e' Io'f C hriasrter elatteood n e
another, expressiendt hPfeao url ienxea msptl'aeIt ,e ment,
yento Itb uCth riisastm 'i,r aocflt ehSe p iraintdi, us l timately
asi nexpliacsta hbmeli er acolfte h Vei rgBiinr otfhJ esus
whicfho mre i st huen iqGuoed -gipvaetnt oefrnu ncondi
tiongarla cAelt.lh routghhie n carlniaaftneeda ctiovfit thye
LorJde swuesa rseh owtnh a'ta olflg racdeo'e nso tm ean
'nothoifmn agn 'b,up tr ecitsheel yo ppaolosglfi rt eam:cea en s
alolfm an,fo trh feu llnoefgs rsa ccer eatiivnecllyut dhees
fullneasnsdc ompleteonfoes usrh umanr espoinnst eh e
equatBiuotn . tihsni osst o methtihnacgta nb eu nderstood
logicfaollrlo yg,i c'aalollfgly r acweo'u lmde an' nothoifn g
manw'h,i ch mayp etoepmtlpoaet p porttihroeon lo efC hrist
ando ft hbee liebvyae rrg uifnog'ros methionfgg r acaen'd
'sometohfim nagn 's,o methdionngfe ro m eb yC hriasntd
somethIi ndfgoro m yeslAfl'.ol fg ramceea naslo lfm anW!e
musrte membtehrai tna lhli hse alianngdsa vinrge lations
wituhsJ esCuhsr iisestn gagienpd e rsonaalnidsh iunmga n
isi(nnge vdeerp ersonaolrdi eshiunmga niascitnigv)si ot y,
thaitna lolu rre latwiiotnhhsi mw ea rmea dmeo rter ualnyd
fulhluym ani no urp ersorneaslp oonfsfa ei tthh aenv er
befoTrhei.ts a kpelsa icneu st hroutghhce r eataicvtei ovfi ty
thHeo lSyp iarsih teu nituests ot hpee rfheucmta niotfty h e
LorJde scuosn ceibvyte hdHe o lSyp irbiotrn,o ft hVei rgin
Marya ndr aisaegda ifnr otmh dee adT.h em iracolffae i th
andn ewb irttahk pelsa icnue s a fttehrpe a ttoefrnt hVei rgin
BirotfJh e shuism saenldfh irse surrefcrtotimho genr avIet.
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