God Is Impassible and Impassioned

Rob Lister (PhD, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) is associate professor of biblical and theological studies at the Talbot School of Theology. His primary research interests include theology proper, christology, and sanctification—all of which are fused together at the hub of his book on divine impassibility. He and his wife, LuWinn, have four children.

• Part 1: The Doctrine of Divine Impassibility in Historical Context 2.  Contextualizing Patristic Thought on Divine Impassibility: The Hellenization Hypothesis 3.  Patristic Models of Divine Impassibility 4.  Medieval and Reformational Reflections on Divine Impassibility 5.  Assessing the Widespread Rejection of Divine Impassibility in Modern Theology 6.  Contemporary Impassibilist Thought and Evangelical Reflection on Divine Impassibility Part 2: A Contemporary Case for Understanding God as Both Impassible and Impassioned7.  Impassible and Impassioned: Toward a Viable Theological Hermeneutic 8.  Impassible and Impassioned: Interpretive Prospects 9.  Impassible and Impassioned: A Theological Model 10.  Impassibility and Incarnation: A Concluding Christological Reflection