Liturgical Press
My Account
Catholic Social Teaching Faith and Justice Ecology Ethics Eucharistic Revival Parish Ministries Liturgical Ministries Preaching and Presiding Parish Leadership Seasonal Resources Worship Resources Sacramental Preparation Ritual Books Music Liturgical Theology The Liturgy of the Church Liturgy and Sacraments Liturgy in History Biblical Spirituality Old Testament Scholarship New Testament Scholarship Wisdom Commentary Little Rock Scripture Study The Saint John's Bible Ecclesiology and Ecumenism Vatican II at 60 Church and Culture Sacramental Theology Systematic Theology Theology in History Aesthetics and the Arts Prayer Liturgy of the Hours Spirituality Biography/Hagiography Daily Reflections Spiritual Direction/Counseling Give Us This Day Benedictine Spirituality Cistercian Rule of Saint Benedict and Other Rules Lectio Divina Monastic Studies Monastic Interreligious Dialogue Oblates Monasticism in History Thomas Merton Religious Life/Discipleship Give Us This Day Worship The Bible Today Cistercian Studies Quarterly Loose-Leaf Lectionary Bulletins
Liturgical Press

God Is Love

The Heart of Christian Faith

Anthony J. Kelly

God Is Love SEE INSIDE
God Is Love
SEE INSIDE

eISBN: 9780814680445, 8044

Details: 136 pgs,
Publication Date: 04/01/2012
eBook  
$17.99
Paperback
$19.95
See chart below for discounted group pricing.
Quantity    
Add to Cart
In Stock

"God is love, and he who abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him" (1 John 4:16). In this famous passage, St. John expresses the heart of the Christian faith and the essence of the Christian image of God. In the same verse, he also offers a kind of summary of the Christian life: "We have come to know and to believe in the love God has for us."

In God Is Love, Anthony Kelly, CSSR, takes this phrase as a concise and profound expression and unpacks it for thinking Christians today. He explores seven ideas that are necessarily implied in the love that God is-the Trinitarian terms, Father, Son and Holy Spirit; the cross and resurrection as events within the paschal mystery; the church as the revelation of God's love being worked out in history; and finally, the ultimate hope for eternal life and heaven itself.

Anthony J. Kelly, CSSR, (1938-2024), was professor of theology at Australian Catholic University and deputy director of the university's Institute for Catholic Identity and Mission. He was recently made an inaugural Fellow of the Australian Catholic Theological Association and was a member of the Pontifical International Theological Commission. He had lectured and taught in Singapore, the Philippines, India, Canada, England, Ireland, and the United States. The author of many articles and books, his most recent are Experiencing God in the Gospel of John (2003, with Francis J. Moloney), Eschatology and Hope (2006), and The Resurrection Effect: Transforming Christian Life and Thought (2008).

eISBN: 9780814680445, 8044

Details: 136 pgs,
Publication Date: 04/01/2012

Reviews

This is a beautifully written, pastorally attuned, and gently thought-provoking book. A wide range of readers will enjoy the clear and accessible language, with minimal technical terminology, together with the lightness of touch with which Kelly treats the themes. While robustly orthodox, this creative experiment in communicating the essence of Christian faith will prove a most useful resource for adult education, faith development and introductory theology programs, inspiring its readers to freshly own, live and further explore their faith.
Professor Anne Hunt, FACE, OAM , Executive Dean, Faculty of Theology and Philosophy , Australian Catholic University

In God is Love, Anthony Kelly, CSsR, provides a reflection on divine Mystery, clearly and simply written, that will leave you breathless. This book should be in the hands of anyone who has faith, or who wants to have more faith.
Bill Huebsch, Director, PastoralPlanning.com, Author of Grace: God's Greatest Gift

In a manner soundly doctrinal, deeply spiritual, and engagingly contemplative, God Is Love penetrates beyond the `left'-`right' culture wars and beneath the surface of things into a fresh appreciation of the lavishness of God's love. This book is truly a gift.
Bishop Richard J. Malone, ThD, STL, Chair, U.S. bishops' Committee on Evangelization and Catechesis

Insightful, poetic, and challenging.
Kevin O'Neil, CSsR, Associate Professor, Systematic and Moral Theology, Washington Theological Union

© 2024, Liturgical Press. All Rights Reserved | Privacy Policy | Terms of Use