The God of Jesus Christ is a being disclosed, not just a concept.
This doctrine explores God's self-disclosure.
Traditional issues (see Colin Gunton, The Practice of Theology):
How does human knowledge work?
How do people experience God?
What are the sources of Christian knowledge of God?
Is Christian faith reasonable?
How weighty is tradition?
These issues map to our texts:
Locating Revelation: The Church
James Buckley and David Yeago, Knowing the Triune God:
Knowing God is inseparable from participating in the Church through its various practices.
Modern Europe has twisted knowledge into an unattainable ideal of certainty.
Christian knowledge (like all knowledge) is bound up with faith.
Bringing Revelation: Jesus Christ
Athanasius of Alexandria, On the Incarnation of the Word:
The form of revelation is the economy of salvation.
Receiving Revelation: Human Life
Brad Kallenberg, Ethics as Grammar:
Ludwig Wittgenstein and Stanley Hauerwas show the shape of Christian knowing as arising out of Christian living.
Sharing Revelation: Evangelism
William F. Abraham, The Logic of Evangelism:
Evangelism is primary initiation into the living kingdom of God.
Awaiting Revelation: Prophecy
Jack Deere, Surprised by the Voice of God: The Holy Spirit's abiding presence in the Church means a life of continuing revelation.
Reading Revelation: Scripture Justin S. Holcomb, Christian Theologies of Scripture:
Various Christian traditions have appreciated the Bible in the life of the Church in distinct-to-incompatible ways.
