Towards a Theology of Relational Mission training – an Application of the Relational Paradigm

Enoch Wan and Tin V. Nguyen. In the famous “Batman begins” Hollywood film, when asked about his name, Bruce Wayne, the actor who played the Batman character, answered, “It’s not who I am underneath [the mask], but what I do that defines me.”  This statement succinctly defines the American culture – a function-oriented culture inContinue reading “Towards a Theology of Relational Mission training – an Application of the Relational Paradigm”

The Social God and the Relational Self: A Trinitarian Theology of the Imago Dei

Stanley J. Grenz. The author constructs an ongoing conversation involving biblical texts, the theological heritage of the Christian tradition, and the contemporary historical/social context. He develops a communal understanding of the imago dei in the face of the demise of the centered self. Grenz delineates the biblical/theological foundation for a new social conception of the divine imageContinue reading “The Social God and the Relational Self: A Trinitarian Theology of the Imago Dei”