Being Promised: Theology, Gift, and Practice

Promise, along with gift, is among the predominant metaphors in the Western Christian tradition for describing God's gracious actions. Being Promised argues that promise is itself a kind of double gift -- one when the promise is given, one when it is fulfilled -- and analyzes the power, time, and place of God's promise.

Gregory Walter offers a theologically rich analysis of promise, anthropological and phenomenological reflection on gift exchange, and a critical appreciation of other theological appropriations of gift to support his argument. Walter clarifies the phenomenon of promise as gift and shows its theological, hermeneutical, and ethical significance. No other book theologically examines promise and gift exchange like this one does.

Author: Gregory Walter
Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
Published: 10/01/2013
Pages: 110
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.46lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.29w x 0.37d
ISBN: 9780802864154

Review Citation(s):
Christian Century 10/16/2013 pg. 37

About the Author
Walter, Gregory: - Gregory A. Walter is associate professor of religion at St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota.Keifert, Patrick: - Patrick R. Keifert is professor of systematic theology atLuther Seminary and the author of Talking about OurFaith and Welcoming the Stranger: A Public Theologyof Worship and Evangelism.

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