Relational Holiness offers insight and evidence for understanding the theology of holiness by focusing on love - the core of God’s nature and character - and describes how God invites us to share in a life of divine love. Thomas Oord and Michael Lodahl present this new paradigm for sanctification in a relevant and understandable style that is engaging and insightful, especially for the post-modern generation.’...Communicating holiness in relational categories and making holiness understandable today are the two passions that inspire these imaginative theologians. With insightful originality they propose that love is the core notion of holiness. Every believer’s life can be enriched with this candid contemporary dialog about the holy life.’-Dr. Jerry PorterGeneral Superintendent for the Church of the Nazarene’This study calls us to center our understanding and practice of Christian holiness where [John] Wesley did - in the love of God and neighbor. It also highlights Wesley’s wisdom about the vital role of the spiritual practices in nurturing and shaping this love. It is a welcome contribution to recent efforts to appreciate and revitalize the tradition in which we stand.’-Randy L. Maddox Professor at Seattle Pacific University

Relational Holiness: Responding to the Call of Love

Religion & Spirituality

Oord, Thomas Jay

Lodahl, Michael

Christian Books & Bibles

Beacon Hill Press of Kansas City

La historia de Dios juega un papel importante en la aplicación y el desarrollo del estudio de la teología narrativa. Aunque su publicación inicial en 1994 hizo de este libro uno de los primeros en formular y examinar la teología wesleyana a partir de la historia más abarcadora de la Biblia, todavía sigue siendo un texto favorito en universidades y otros centros educativos, y un recurso confiable para ministros y teólogos. Contrario a los libros que se valen de un enfoque por asuntos o sistemático para la comprensión de la teología, La historia de Dios utiliza los relatos de carne y hueso de la Biblia para ayudar al lector a formarse una imagen más completa del amor de Dios por el mundo y alcanzar una mejor comprensión y un mayor aprecio de la fe cristiana. Esta nueva edición actualizada y revisada incorpora las ideologías y el lenguaje del día de hoy para ofrecer a los lectores una introducción todavía más atractiva y accesible a la teología cristiana. Michael Lodahl, partiendo de la Biblia, la experiencia cotidiana y la reflexión contemporánea, entrelaza los relatos y temas de la Biblia a fin de presentar un cuadro convincente de la gran historia de Dios y el amor sublime que Él tiene por su pueblo. Esta edición se publicó gracias al generoso apoyo de Libros Pelícanos, Point Loma Press y el Centro Wesleyano de Point Loma Nazarene University.

La Historia de Dios: Una Teologia Narrativa (Spanish Edition)

Casa Nazarena de Publicaciones

Description: Shekhinah/Spirit is a daring rediscovery of the role of the Spirit of God that runs through both Judaism and Christianity. It explores the rich and diverse history of Jewish interpretations of the divine presence and shows how many profound Jewish insights impact or relate to Christian understanding of the Holy Spirit. The author argues for the viability of a ""Spirit Christology"" that can be understood from within the covenant relationship and points to the exciting implications such directions will have for the doctrine of the Trinity among Christians. At the same time it links Judaism and Christianity in dialogue to a common ground in the saving activity of the God of Israel. Shekhinah/Spirit is a provocative attempt to deepen the grounds of discussion in the Jewish-Christian dialogue. It moves beyond the sticking point of Christological disputes to consider broader aspects of the questions of God's plan. It explores three important areas in depth: the question of exclusivism in election, evil, and eschatology. The author works with a series of major problem areas in order to help bridge misunderstandings and roadblocks by using a process of relational theology. This book is full of rich insights into the spirituality of both God's presence and God's spirit in the Judeo-Christian tradition. About the Contributor(s): Michael Lodahl is Professor of Theology and World Religions at Point Loma Nazarene University in San Diego, California. He earned a PhD in Theological Studies from Emory University in 1988, focusing on issues of Jewish-Christian dialogue and relations. He is the author of seven books, including Claiming Abraham: Reading the Bible and the Qur'an Side-by-Side.

Shekhinah/Spirit: Divine Presence in Jewish and Christian Traditions

Wipf and Stock

Product Description 
The Gospel of Matthew says some things about Jesus, and attributes words to Jesus, that are unique to this Gospel. If we pay careful attention to these passages, we may find Matthew both challenging some of our most treasured assumptions and providing new, exciting possibilities for the life of the church. Jesus as the teacher and embodiment of Divine Wisdom, calling to us to learn gentleness and humility from him, leads us into a path of discipleship that has profound implications for Christians' relationship with the world--but especially with Jews and Muslims. 
 Review 
""What will startle reader after reader is how every chapter of Matthew Matters matters! In its utterly fresh vocalizations of an ancient Wisdom, lucid waves of insight keep crashing across the pages. We discover anew the gentle radicality of this Gospel, the proto-feminism of its Divine Sophia. We are surprised by fetching engagements with other religions, particularly Jewish and Muslim. We are disarmed by its defamiliarized Wesley, its hints of Whitehead. In its unpretentious, loving brilliance it welcomes readers of any background into a becoming--really still possible--'Wisdom Community.'"" --Catherine Keller, author of Facing Apocalypse: Climate, Democracy and Other Last Chances ""Yes, Michael Lodahl's new book really matters. In this day of overproud religion and overproud unreligion, Matthew Matters breathes a loving and humble Spirit into the public square. Here is deep faith and gentleness, devotion to the gospel and hospitality to other peoples of the Book. Most timely of all, here is a renewal of John Wesley's redoubled wisdom about God's love: that, in Lodahl's words, 'Love does not force its way, ' and that, for the faithful, this love is a command 'to feed the hungry and clothe the naked.'"" --Peter Ochs, author of Religion without Violence: The Practice and Philosophy of Scriptural Reasoning 
 About the Author 
Michael Lodahl is Professor of Theology & World Religions at Point Loma Nazarene University in San Diego. He is the author of Shekhinah/Spirit (1992), The Story of God (1994), God of Nature and of Grace (2003), Claiming Abraham (2010), and Renewal in Love (2014).

Matthew Matters (Didsbury Lectures)

Cascade Books

The Gospel of Matthew says some things about Jesus, and attributes words to Jesus, that are unique to this Gospel. If we pay careful attention to these passages, we may find Matthew both challenging some of our most treasured assumptions and providing new, exciting possibilities for the life of the church. Jesus as the teacher and embodiment of Divine Wisdom, calling to us to learn gentleness and humility from him, leads us into a path of discipleship that has profound implications for Christians' relationship with the world--but especially with Jews and Muslims.

Matthew Matters: The Yoke of Wisdom and the Church of Tomorrow (The Didsbury Lecture Series)