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    Living in Grace: Interviews with Alan J. Torrance
    Living in Grace: Interviews with Alan J. Torrance
    Living in Grace: Interviews with Alan J. Torrance
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    Living in Grace: Interviews with Alan J. Torrance

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    This is an edited transcript of three interviews conducted in Scotland for the GCI website series "You're Included." In these interviews, Alan J. Torrance, Professor of Systematic Theology at the University of St. Andrews School of Divinity, discusses grace. Grace is not permission to sin, but it teaches us to avoid sin. God's wrath against sin stems from his love for humans; hell likewise comes from his love, and hell includes only those people who prefer it, rather than the alternative. Salvation means that we live "in Christ," participating in his life.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGrace Communion International
    Release dateAug 22, 2016
    ISBN9781370231249
    Living in Grace: Interviews with Alan J. Torrance

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      Living in Grace - Alan Torrance

      Living in Grace

      Interviews With Alan J. Torrance

      Copyright 2016 Grace Communion International

      Table of Contents

      Grace Leads to Godly Living

      God’s Wrath, Hell, and Science

      Living in Christ

      About the Publisher…

      Grace Communion Seminary

      Ambassador College of Christian Ministry

      Introduction

      This is a transcript of interviews conducted as part of the You’re Included series, sponsored by Grace Communion International. We have more than 130 interviews available. You may watch them or download video or audio at https://learn.gcs.edu/course/view.php?id=58. Donations in support of this ministry may be made at https://www.gci.org/online-giving/.

      Grace Communion International is in broad agreement with the theology of the people we interview, but GCI does not endorse every detail of every interview. The opinions expressed are those of the interviewees. We thank them for their time and their willingness to participate.

      Please understand that when people speak, thoughts are not always put into well-formed sentences, and sometimes thoughts are not completed. In the following transcripts, we have removed occasional words that did not seem to contribute any meaning to the sentence. In some cases we could not figure out what word was intended. We apologize for any transcription errors, and if you notice any, we welcome your assistance.

      Our guest in these interviews is Alan Torrance, son of James Torrance. He earned his doctorate in theology at the University of Erlangen-Nurnberg in Germany, and is now Professor of Systematic Theology at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland. His work includes:

      Christ and Context: The Confrontation Between Christ and Culture(co-editor)

      The Doctrine of God and Theological Ethics(editor, with Michael Banner)

      Persons in Communion: Trinitarian Description and Human Participation

      Scripture’s Doctrine and Theology’s Bible: How the New Testament Shapes Christian Dogmatics (with Markus Bockmuehl)

      The interviewer was J. Michael Feazell, who was then vice president of Grace Communion International.

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      Grace Leads to Godly Living

      Introduction: Welcome to a special edition of You’re Included, recorded in the ancient Scottish city of St. Andrews. St. Andrews is the home of the University of St. Andrews, Scotland’s oldest university, founded in 1413. St. Andrews enjoys a reputation as one of the finest institutions of higher education in the United Kingdom. It is the home of St. Mary’s College, the university’s renowned divinity school. In St. Mary’s nearly-500-year-old college hall, You’re Included host J. Michael Feazell, [then] Vice President of Grace Communion International, interviews Professor Alan J. Torrance.

      Dr. Torrance is a Professor of Systematic Theology at the University of St. Andrews and a widely respected teacher and author. As the son of James B. Torrance and nephew of Thomas F. Torrance, he carries on their theological tradition. Professor Torrance’s work includes Persons in Communion: Trinitarian Description and Human Participation.

      J. Michael Feazell: Professor Torrance, thank you for agreeing to meet with us.

      Alan Torrance: It’s a pleasure to be here, Mike. Thanks for coming.

      JMF: We want to begin by asking about a word that I’m sure my grandmother would not know what it means, but she knows what it’s about. Could you talk about the Incarnation, and why it’s important for Christians?

      AT: The Incarnation concerns the heart of Christian faith. If I didn’t believe the Incarnation, I’d pack up my bags, resign my job, and go and do something useful. The Incarnation affirms that God is with us as the person of Jesus Christ. It’s fundamental to

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