{"product_id":"god-draws-near-rethinking-the-biblical-theology-of-mission-paperback","title":"God Draws Near: Rethinking the Biblical Theology of Mission - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCollin Cornell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eGod Draws Near\u003c\/i\u003e, Old Testament expert and missiologist Collin Cornell challenges conventional thinking about the theology of mission. The prevailing paradigm has been of a single grand story encompassing creation, fall, and redemption. The understanding of God's mission that follows is that of rescue or repair. In the first part of the book, Cornell interacts with and critiques this line of thinking, pointing out how it influences our interpretation of the canon of Scripture, our view of Israel, and even how we view Christ and his incarnation. These problems have consequences for mission practice.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCornell then offers a new model for the biblical theology of mission, recentering it on God's purpose to draw near to creatures out of love and delight. The Song of Songs provides a key inspiration. Cornell argues that rather than being linear, the Bible is geometric, flowing outward from God's presence in the tabernacle in the Old Testament and in Christ in the New. This perspective honors God's relationship with Israel and keeps Christ at the center of God's work in the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGod Draws Near \u003c\/i\u003ewill be of use to students, pastors, mission workers and educators, and interested lay readers. Even those who disagree with Cornell's approach and conclusions will need to grapple with his critiques and proposals.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A fresh way to support the church's witness to a new missional era\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChallenging the prevailing paradigm for biblical theology of mission, this book offers a new model that centers on God's purpose to draw near to humanity in fellowship.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Cornell upsets--rightly, in my view--the heretofore dominant approach to biblical theology of mission that has centered on repair, which has some real merits but also unavoidable and rather profound \u003ci\u003ede\u003c\/i\u003emerits. He dismantles the repair approach definitively, offering us something far better in its place: a paradigm centered on communion with a superior understanding of the entire (geometric!) Bible as support.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eBrent A. Strawn\u003c\/b\u003e, Duke University\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Cornell eloquently and prudently warns us of the dangers of theologies of mission that exclusively focus on the dramatic-narrative nature of the canonical framework of scripture. He rightly highlights and insists that God's ultimate desire is restored in intimate communion with his people. A welcome contribution to the ongoing discipline of missional hermeneutics.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eChristopher J. H. Wright\u003c\/b\u003e, international ambassador, Langham Partnership\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"With great clarity Cornell moves the reader beyond a focus on the diachronic narrative of God's mission of repairing the world and toward a multilayered interpretation of scripture and a mission of communion.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eKirsteen Kim\u003c\/b\u003e, Center for Missiological Research, Fuller Theological Seminary\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"In this well-written and well-argued book, Cornell returns to a classic question of medieval theology: Is there a good to the Incarnation greater than that of repairing the damage of original sin? In the Song of Songs and the story of the building of the Tabernacle Cornell finds his answer: the desire of God to draw the human person near to himself.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eGary A. Anderson\u003c\/b\u003e, University of Notre Dame\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Cornell has written a wonderful piece of critical and constructive theology that can positively transform how we understand what the Bible is all about. An impressively learned and original work.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eKendall Soulen\u003c\/b\u003e, Emory University\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"In this daring and creative book, Cornell calls into question the standard reading of the biblical narrative in missional theology. His bold proposal offers a fresh way to support the church's witness to a new missional era. Theologians, missiologists, and practitioners should sit with Cornell's argument.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eEdwin Chr. van Driel\u003c\/b\u003e, Pittsburgh Theological Seminary\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCollin Cornell\u003c\/b\u003e (PhD, Emory University) is assistant professor of Bible and mission at Fuller Theological Seminary in Houston, Texas. He is the author of two books on divine aggression and the editor of \u003ci\u003eDivine Doppelgängers\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Incomparable God\u003c\/i\u003e by Brent Strawn. He also cotranslated K. H. Miskotte's \u003ci\u003eBiblical ABCs\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.58 x 8.99 x 6.15 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 11, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45506941616207,"sku":"9781540968968","price":36.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0677\/3083\/3487\/files\/sk-vH_lmem9781540968968.webp?v=1780717987","url":"https:\/\/lumaryon.com\/products\/god-draws-near-rethinking-the-biblical-theology-of-mission-paperback","provider":"Lumaryon Universal","version":"1.0","type":"link"}