The Paradox of the World
Sermons

Originally published in 1921, this book contains twenty-one sermons by British theologian John Oman.

John Oman (Author)

9781107505278, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 21 May 2015

302 pages
19.8 x 12.9 x 1.6 cm, 0.3 kg

Originally published in 1921, this book contains twenty-one sermons by British theologian John Oman. Oman discusses topics such as God's acceptance of failure, appearance and reality, and the Christian method of prayer, using accessible language for theologians and lay people alike. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in theology.

1. The signs of the times
2. A dying civilisation
3. God's instrument and God's agent
4. Rebuilding
5. God's ideal and man's reality
6. The light of the world
7. A panacea
8. A distressed mind and untroubled heart
9. The paradox of the world
10. The simplicity of the gospel
11. God's failures
12. The peacemaker and the peaceable
13. The man and the occasion
14. Wrong waiting for God
15. Youth and age
16. A name of appearance and a name of reality
17. The length and brevity of life
18. A ministry of sorrow
19. Strength through weakness
20. The fellowship and the gospel
21. The laws of prayer.

Subject Areas: Theology [HRLB]