Opinion ¢ Soundings Dr Roland Chia is Chew Hock Hin Professor of Christian Doctrine at Trinity Theological College and Theological and Research Advisor at the Ethos Institute for Public Christianity (http://ethosinstitute.sg).
The fatherhood of
God “Soundings” is a series of essays that, like the waves of a sonogram, explore issues in society, culture and the church in light of the Gospel and Christian understanding.
T
he great ecumenical creeds of the Christian Church—the Nicene
Yet as theologian Thomas Smail has observed
Creed and the Apostles’ Creed—begin with the declaration that
in his book entitled The Forgotten Father, the
the Church believes in God, the Father. The fatherhood of God
fatherhood of God is one of the most neglected
is the fundamental tenet of Christianity that not only distinguishes it
themes in evangelical Christianity. Why is this
from other religions, but also from other versions of theism.
so? Several reasons are offered by Smail.
