Background
Tomlin, Graham Stuart was born on August 1, 1958 in Bristol, United Kingdom. Son of Ivor Howard and Anne Lilian Tomlin.
(In a postmodern world the church cannot escape the questi...)
In a postmodern world the church cannot escape the question of power. The contemporary critique of the church suggests that it reigned for so long in Western society not because it was more true than its rivals, but because it was more powerful. Is the Christian claim to truth merely a veiled bid for power? Has not the church regularly abused its power during the years of Christendom? Does Christian theology have the resources to answer these charges? This book argues that it does, in the quiet but recurrent theme of the "theology of the cross." It explores the origins and contours of this kind of theology in three of its major exponents — St. Paul, Martin Luther, and Blaise Pascal — showing how each of them turned to a theology of the cross to combat the abuse of power within the church. It concludes by considering how such theology might do the same in the postmodern context. Of interest to anyone concerned with the role of the church in a postmodern world, or in the theology of the cross itself, this book explores vital themes for the church's life and thought both today and in the future.
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(In this lively book, Graham Tomlin presents a compelling ...)
In this lively book, Graham Tomlin presents a compelling path for transformation into provocative churches, places that joyfully welcome all to celebrate and honor the kingdom of God. Offering a practical theology of evangelism and the local church, The Provocative Church makes the case that people will be drawn to Christian life and the Church when they observe something provocative, attractive, and intriguing.
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(In a growing "spiritual but not religious" culture, many ...)
In a growing "spiritual but not religious" culture, many faithful Christians are asking, “What does all this mean?” and “Why does the Church matter?" In this lively book, Graham Tomlin presents a compelling path for transformation into provocative churches, places that joyfully welcome all to celebrate and honor the kingdom of God. Offering a practical theology of evangelism and the local church, The Provocative Church makes the case that people will be drawn to Christian life and the Church when they observe something provocative, attractive, and intriguing happening. Christians are not meant just to try and do good, be nice, and help the world work a little better. They are instead to act as signposts to God’s kingdom, glimpsed in this world through the arrival of the king, Christ Jesus, who makes all things different and new.
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Sometimes Christians assume that people 'out there' are eager to listen to what the Church has to offer. But why should those we try to evangelize want to hear the gospel? Surely people will only be intrigued by Christian life and community when they see something provocative or attractive. Then they will want to know what's going on. The Provocative Church offers a liberating understanding of evangelism as a corporate activity, in which all the gifts needed to enact the life of the Kingdom - to stir people into asking, What does this mean? are spread throughout the whole Church. It encourages the development of a theology of conversion that sees beyond 'becoming a Christian' to bring each individual life increasingly under the rule of God.
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David Adam has spent a lifetime exploring the depths of God's love, and this richly contemplative collection of new prayers and meditations draws us very near to the heart of the Trinity. Based on 'the prayer of seven directions' Encompassing God seeks to increase our awareness of being held by God. We are nurtured at every moment of our existence in the encompassing love of Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Whatever we might be facing, we can trust that God is before us and behind us. He is on our right and on our left; above us, beneath us - and gloriously alive within.
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( In this vivid account of the Reformation, readers learn...)
In this vivid account of the Reformation, readers learn about the process that led up to Luther's rebellion against the late medieval church and understand what drove him Graham Tomlin brings the world of the early reformers to life as he explores their battles and disagreements and investigates their fight over what they considered to be correct doctrine, and the future of the early Church. The result is a truly illuminating account of Martin Luther—the central figure in the Protestant Reformation of the 16th century—that examines his background and the circumstances that led to his rebellion against the church. It delivers a rich analysis of his significance for and contribution to Western culture and Christianity.
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Tomlin, Graham Stuart was born on August 1, 1958 in Bristol, United Kingdom. Son of Ivor Howard and Anne Lilian Tomlin.
He was educated at Bristol Grammar School. The school was at first an all-boys direct grant grammar school, before becoming an independent school in 1976. He studied English literature at Lincoln College, Oxford and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (Bachelor) degree from the University of Oxford in 1980.
As per tradition, this Bachelor degree was promoted to a Master of Arts (Master of Arts (Oxfordshire)) degree in 1983.
He graduated from the University of Oxford with another Bachelor degree in 1985.
Since September 2015, he has been Bishop of Kensington, an area bishop in the Diocese of London. From 2007 until 2015, he was Dean then Principal of Street Mellitus College. He returned to Oxford to study theology and train for ordained ministry at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford.
He was curate of a church in Exeter before returning to Oxford to be chaplain (1989–1994) of Jesus College and a tutor in historical theology and evangelism at Wycliffe Hall, where he eventually became the vice-principal.
Episcopal ministry
On 2 July 2015, it was announced that Tomlin would become Bishop of Kensington, an area bishop in the Diocese of London. On 23 September 2015, he was consecrated a bishop in Canterbury Cathedral by Justin Welby, the Archbishop of Canterbury.
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He was the Principal of Street Mellitus College, a new church training institution set up by the Bishops of London and Chelmsford, providing theological education across London, Essex, and since 2013 Liverpool and the North-West too through their new centre there, based at Liverpool Cathedral.
He was for several years a member of the Faculty of Theology of Oxford University, teaching on the Reformation and contemporary mission and culture, before moving to London in 2005. He was also Principal of Street Paul"s Theological Centre, which is based at Holy Trinity Brompton, and a constituent member of Street Mellitus College.
Married Janet Wynn Owen, June 5, 1982. Children: Samuel James, Siân Fiona.