Rest: A Theological Account
Euntaek David Shin, "Rest: A Theological Account"
English | ISBN: 148132179X | 2024 | 224 pages | PDF | 1455 KB
English | ISBN: 148132179X | 2024 | 224 pages | PDF | 1455 KB
Why are we so restless? This perennial question ultimately arises as we navigate life as finite creatures. All of us have limits and bounds, and the universal responsibility of navigating them can produce restlessness. But what if finitude is a gift? What if God intended for his creation to be limited in order that they might live with him and within the created world more fully?
In Rest, Euntaek David Shin addresses the crisis and condition of restlessness by constructively engaging historical and contemporary philosophical and theological voices and ultimately some surprising places in Christian Scripture. Viewing finitude as a gift, Shin relates rest to key facets of human life–place, action, time, and ultimately the triune God–and examines how the divine economy sets limits in our relation to these facets of life. On this account, a restful life flows from living in sync with the divine economy through faith, love, and hope.
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