The Implicit Theology of the Lords Prayer

The postmodern and secular culture of the West requires a new reflection on God. The Implicit Theology of the Lords Prayer: A Biblical and Theological Investigation reflects on God on the basis of an original and central expression of the Christian faith: the Lords Prayer. First, Jan Muis interprets the divine names central to this prayer in their biblical contexts. Next, Muis understands the divine attributes implied by these names from the biblical narrative of Gods self-revealing actions, and explains them in a contemporary framework. Gods Name indicates his particular personal presence and encounter with human beings. The holiness of Gods Name and the justice of his Kingship are more than just aspects of the love of the Father, the Son, and the Spirit. The Creator is not a human blown large; in his companionship with humans, he remains the Exalted who lives both within and beyond created, temporal reality. In the context of a secular age, Muis discusses in what sense this God exists.