Suffering : a test of theological method / [by] Arthur C. McGill.

1. Violence and theology -- The terms of our inquiry -- From darkness toward light -- Theology and scripture -- Theology and the unbeliever -- In summary -- 2. Demonism -- the spiritual reality of our day -- The violence we imagine -- The new shape of the demonic -- The demonic as the decisive form of evil -- 3. Service as the power of God -- A shockingly impractical creed -- The power that is weakness -- 4. Self-giving as the inner life of God -- Is the Trinity an outmoded doctrine? -- The unfinished work of Nicaea -- Does God need a Son? -- A relationship of total self-giving -- Needy, yet still God! -- Service, not domination -- Athanasius and Arius: A study in contrasts -- 5. The victory of Christ -- No two-faced God! -- What is the source of ungodly power? -- The power of evil is the power to kill -- We are as the power that rules us -- The power of God in the suffering of Christ -- No longer slaves, but sons -- 6. Resting in our need -- The lovelessness of decent people -- The excessive love of the Samaritan -- Who IS my neighbor? -- Who is the Good Samaritan? -- 7. Love and suffering -- Loving in our need -- The world reacts -- The Christian and sorrow -- In God alone we trust -- 8. A postscript on theological method -- The condition of our quest -- The unending nature of our quest.