Righteous Indignation: Christian Philosophical and Theological Perspectives on Anger

Gregory L. Bock; Court D. Lewis

doi:10.5771/9781978711532

Summary

Righteous Indignation: Christian Philosophical and Theological Perspectives on Anger explores the philosophy of Christian anger—what anger is, what it means for God to be angry, and when anger is morally appropriate. The book explores specific biblical questions, such as how God communicates his anger in the Old Testament and whether anger at one's enemies in the imprecatory psalms is praiseworthy. In addition, some chapters focus on the practical application of anger to topics such as racial justice, criminal law, and civil discourse, and on the ideas of historical figures such as Thomas Aquinas and Jonathan Edwards. The purpose of the book is to provide multiple perspectives, examining anger from different angles, but most of all it is hoped that readers will come away with a better understanding of God's nature and how followers of Jesus ought to relate to those who wrong them.

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Edition: 1/2021
Copyright Year: 2021
ISBN-Print: 978-1-9787-1152-5
ISBN-Online: 978-1-9787-1153-2
Publisher: Lexington, Lanham
Language: English
Pages: 172
Product Type: Edited Book

1. Contents No access
2. Contributors No access
Introduction No access Pages 1 - 6
Divine Anger and Human Love No access Pages 7 - 20
The Righteous Anger of the Immutable God of Love No access Pages 21 - 36
Quenching Divine Fire No access Pages 37 - 50
The Hidden Face of God No access Pages 51 - 68
Praying against Enemies No access Pages 69 - 84
Aquinas on Anger No access Pages 85 - 96
Jonathan Edwards on Divine Justice and Anger No access Pages 97 - 114
Anger, Humility, and Civil Discourse No access Pages 115 - 124
Anger and the Law—Free from Passion? No access Pages 125 - 136
Racism and the Spiritual Discipline of Righteous Anger No access Pages 137 - 156
Anger in an Ethics of Love No access Pages 157 - 168
Index No access Pages 169 - 172