The most important theological work of the 20th century in a new edition - now available in individual volumes.

Jesus said, And this is life eternal, that they should know thee the only true God, and him whom thou didst send, even Jesus Christ (John 17:3). But the question is, how is it possible to know God? How can we know someone who is infinite and eternal when we cannot see him, feel him, hear him, or sense his presence? We see clearly from the creation that there is a God, or else this world could not exist (Romans 1:20). We know from the Bible that God is a loving Father who is the Creator of all things. But there is a way we can know God more intimately and more perfectly. We can know God by knowing his Son, the very one whom God sent to us as the Savior and redeemer of this lost worldhis name is Jesus, and he is the Almighty Jehovah God himself. We can know Jesus intimately as our best friend (John 15:15), and our brother (Hebrews 2:1114), and our Father (Isaiah 9:67; John 10:30, 14:611), because even though he is God, he became one of us exactly, a man, just like all other men (Hebrews 2:1418). He lived in this present world exactly as we live in it. So whatever we learn by studying Jesus, his teachings, and his life, we are learning about our loving Father, our God, and our Creator.

The most important theological work of the 20th century in a new edition - now available in individual volumes.

Vilen's bridge-Jesus-I am in the middle of the bridge. She says... what I must forget. This bridge has dark and cold secrets.-- She says --I say to the air. -- The meaning of being lonely --I add.-- Meaning? --she asks.-- I will use Nova's cure --I say.-- You know that will not be the end of the darkness that has taken you --she says as the moon takes a red color.-- I must forget if I want to live --I say as I am self-absorbed in seeing the beautiful moon.-- Remember when I told you that I wanted to fall with you into the sea? --she asks me.-- You said it, and I answer --I say.-- What did you answer? --she asks.Vilen's bridge-Elena-I am again in Vilen's bridge.-- Why am I feeling like that? Why? --I ask to the air.-- Why did you use Nova's cure? --my conscience asks me.-- I did it for a good --I say coolly as I make an anxious face.-- A convenience for you or...? --it asks.-- What do you want? --I ask.My conscience does not respond anymore.Vilen's bridge has a dark past? Who is guilty?

With all the jumble of human disagreements, how can we know? Can the Christian church think coherently about knowledge? Can it regain confidence in teaching what it knows? In an increasingly divided and pessimistic postmodern world this book offers a theology for epistemology and for pedagogy that aims to be faithful and fruitful. Building on Karl Barth, it argues that God's knowing guides how humans know. We should imitate God's epistemic stance--his love--for that is the best model for knowing anything. The Trinitarian theme in Barth identifies three key concepts: committedness, openness, and relationality. These mean being committed and open towards what we wish to know. Relational open committedness also profoundly clarifies and shapes what love means in knowing and in teaching. This book unpacks an epistemology and pedagogy of love. Wouldn't you love to know?