Models of God - Couverture souple

McFague, Sallie

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0800620518 ISBN 13 : 9780800620516

Editeur : FORTRESS PRESS, 1987

Synopsis

In this award-winning text, theologian Sallie McFague challenges Christians' usual speech about God as a kind of monarch. She probes instead three other possible metaphors for Godas mother, lover, and friend.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Sallie McFaguewas the Carpenter Professor of Theology at VanderbiltDivinity School, where she taught for thirty years. She is now Distinguished Theologian in Residence at the <a href=""http://www.vst.edu/main/about/people/faculty/mcfague"">Vancouver School of Theology </a>in Vancouver, British Columbia. Among her many influential works, all from Fortress Press, are:

Life Abundant: Rethinking Theology and Economy for a Planet in Peril (2000)

Super, Natural Christians: How We Should Love Nature (1997)

The Body of God: An Ecological Theology (1993)

Models of God: Theology for an Ecological, Nuclear Age (1987), which received the American Academy of Religion's Award for Excellence

Metaphorical Theology: Models of God in Religious Language (1982)

""Sallie McFague is a prominent figure among the growing number of theologians who have been attempting to rethink the Christian understanding of God's and humanity's place in the physical world.""

-Chronicle of Higher Education

""The power of McFague's work is in its ability to speak to the American Protestant mainstream, challenging Christians with models of God that reflect both ecological sensitivity and concern for justice.""

-Sharon Welch, Harvard Divinity School

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: FORTRESS PRESS
• Date d'édition: 1987
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0800620518
• ISBN 13: 9780800620516
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 244
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible