John Oman and his Doctrine of God [Hardcover]

This book sets the Scottish theologian John Oman (18601939) in his historical and cultural context.This book systematizes the thoughts on God which are scattered throughout Oman's writings, and places Oman in his historical and cultural context of the late nineteenth and early and twentieth centuries.This book systematizes the thoughts on God which are scattered throughout Oman's writings, and places Oman in his historical and cultural context of the late nineteenth and early and twentieth centuries.The Scottish theologian John Oman (1860-1939) conceived of God in terms of a personal reality who calls forth--rather than inhibits--freedom, creativity, and responsibility. Although he never wrote a book on God as such, all Oman's thought is based on this conception of God's radically personal nature and gracious--though often challenging--dealing with humanity. This book systematizes the thoughts on God that are scattered throughout Oman's writings, and places Oman in his historical and cultural context of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.Introduction; 1. A harmonizer of opposites; 2. A theologian between two centuries; 3. An experiential method; 4. A personal God; 5. A God of omnipotent love; 6. The God of Jesus Christ; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index.