The Surprising God

This post continues a review of Alexandra Radcliff's book,  The Claim of Humanity in Christ, Salvation and Sanctification in the Theology of T. F. and J. B. Torrance . For previous posts in this series, click a number: 1 , 3 ,  4 , 5 , 6 ,  7 ,  8 ,  9 ,  10 ,  11 . Last time we looked at the claim made by Thomas F. (TF) Torrance and James B. (JB) Torrance that God, in and through Jesus Christ, has included all people in his life and love, and that Jesus, in our place and on our behalf, has provided the perfect human response back to God. Embracing this good news liberates us from any effort to try to earn God's grace. It also frees us to follow the Spirit in joyfully participating in what Jesus has done and continues to do on our behalf. TF Torrance (left) and JB Torrance (public domain via Wikimedia Commons) The Torrance doctrine of election: all are included; all is of grace Key to the Torrances' Christ-centered (incarnational) Trinitarian theology is their

This is the first of 11 posts overviewing  The Claim of Humanity in Christ, Salvation and Sanctification in the Theology of T. F. and J. B. Torrance  by Dr. Alexandra S. Radcliff.  For other posts in this series, click a number: 2 , 3 ,  4 , 5 , 6 ,  7 ,  8 ,  9 ,  10 ,  11 . Dr. Radcliff's very fine book is based on her  dissertation  written in earning a PhD at St. Mary's College (School of Divinity at the University of St. Andrews) in Scotland, where she studied with Alan Torrance. Her examiners were theologians Tom Noble, Paul Molnar and Andrew Purves. As suggested by its title, the book summarizes the incarnational Trinitarian theology of Thomas F. (TF) and James B. (JB) Torrance, particularly in the areas of soteriology (salvation) and sanctification (holiness and Christian living). The book also offers suggestions for how Torrance theology might be clarified and expanded, particularly related to the outworking, through the ministry of the Holy Spirit, of our s