We all struggle at times to hold together the holiness and the love of God, and can fall into problems such as liberalism and universalism on the one hand, or legalism and moralism on the other. However, what David Wells calls God's 'holy-love' is right at the heart of the incarnation and cross of Jesus - and understanding how God's holiness is inextricably bound to his love is what sets apart Christian spirituality from other spiritualities, what characterizes authentic Christian worship, and what defines our life of service in the world. Building on years of research and teaching, Wells offers a remedy for evangelicalism's often superficial theology and weightless conception of God. He examines and offers solutions to two particular problems facing the contemporary church: the pressure to conform to cultural norms, and the danger of living in an age of constant distraction. This accessible, edifying and challenging volume helps us to cultivate a balanced vision of the meaning of God-centredness in our current context.

David F Wells

GOD IN THE WHIRLWIND

Preface

God Our Vision, Culture Our Context

The Center of Reality

The Center of Our Attention

The Gospel across Time

Where We Start

A Dilemma

Grace

Faith

Christ

So Much More

What Changes?

Toward Christ

The Work of the Holy Spirit

Bottom Line

The Love of God

Up the Down Staircase

God's Holy-love

Love Revealed

Amazing Grace

The Splendor of Holiness

What Holiness Means

Majestic Otherness

Moral Otherness

A Sight Too Glorious

Born to Die

In Our Place, For Our Sin

Justification

Alien Righteousness

Imputation Disputed

Reconciliation

Conflict and Conquest

Incarnation and Cross

Walking with God

Roads and Ditches

No Separation

No Confusion

Holy-love

Not So Fast

Come, Let Us Bow Down

Prelude

Call to Worship

The Presence of God

The Word of God

And, Come, Let Us Serve

A Thousand Ways

Upside-down World

Counterculture

Losing and Gaining

Powerlessness and Privilege

Hostility and Joy

Selected Bibliography

Wells, David F

How the holylove of God reorients our world.

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Some books are simply difficult to read because the language employed makes assumptions about the theological predispositions of the reader. These become obstacles for the sincere reader that need to be traversed if the heart of the book is to be reached. This is one such book and sadly I have found the obstacles insurmountable.   
  
This is a book that is first and foremost for American evangelicals; it speaks out of their context and seeks to explore some (mis) understandings about the nature of God, or in the language of the book ‘God’s character’. Not coming from either America or evangelicalism, I fail to connect readily with the issues that occupy Wells.  
  
At the centre of his thesis is the concept of God’s ‘holy-love’ – the relationship between holiness and love – and through this Wells seeks to offer an answer to sometimes shallow evangelical approaches to the nature of God. Here Wells could draw more on catholic spiritual traditions than he does, for whilst all traditions have their faults and limitations, it is surely in the arena of the relationship between holiness and service that Catholicism can claim a considerable reputation.  
  
Despite the limitations personally experienced in addressing this volume, Wells is to be commended for seeking to contribute to an area of evangelical thought that is clearly under-resourced. Others amongst his community of readers will find it invaluable. The book is accompanied by ample references and indexes.

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