Fully alive
Book Description
In a world where many feel diminished by divine power, Jason A. Fout presents a revolutionary understanding of how God's glory actually enhances rather than threatens human potential. "Fully Alive" challenges the widespread theological assumption that divine magnificence must overwhelm or compete with human agency, offering instead a vision where God's glory creates space for authentic human flourishing.
Drawing on careful examination of Scripture and engaging with influential theologians like Karl Barth and Hans Urs von Balthasar, Fout demonstrates how traditional approaches to divine glory often leave humanity feeling disconnected from the very God they seek to honor. While these thinkers attempted to preserve human dignity, their frameworks ultimately reduced human response to passive obedience, making God's glory seem distant and incomprehensible.
This groundbreaking work proposes that divine glory is fundamentally relational, creating a dynamic partnership between God and humanity. Through theological analysis of biblical texts, Fout reveals how God's act of glorifying creates responsive opportunities for humans to participate meaningfully in divine purposes. Rather than being crushed by divine majesty, human agency becomes transfigured and elevated.
The result is a compelling vision of spiritual life where obedience to God becomes creative and responsive rather than merely submissive. Fout shows how divine glory constitutes human agency that remains genuinely creaturely and dependent while never being diminished or overwhelmed. For readers seeking a deeper understanding of their relationship with the divine, this work offers profound insights into living fully alive within God's glorious purposes.
Who Is This For?
📖 Reading Level: Medium (200-400 pages) (~6 hours)
📄 Length: 213 pages
What You'll Discover
- ✓ Explore Theological anthropolgy
- ✓ Explore God, biblical teaching
- ✓ Explore Biblische Theologie
- ✓ Explore Criticism, interpretation
- ✓ Study Bible from spiritual perspective
- ✓ Explore Bible, criticism, interpretation, etc.
- ✓ Explore Christianity
- ✓ Explore Bible, theology
