God Is - Couverture rigide

Johnstone, Morris T

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1456866974 ISBN 13 : 9781456866976

Editeur : Xlibris, 2011

Synopsis

The opening concept is that "nothing comes from nothing." Therefore God must exist. There are arguments pro and con.
This book examines concepts of God and suggests that like the blind men who went to see the elephant we know very little and often claim to know nearly all about God. It examines the man made or anthropomorphic God. It also looks at the ideas of other major world religions and seeks for common ground. It discusses principles for peacfull co-existence.
The concept of specialness is examined. It seems that many religionists think that they are special and have the inside track with the Divine. What wise Earthly Father favours one child over the rest? Even so identifying God as Father limits and therefore is a confining concept. It suggests that primitive people understood power and Fathers and kings had power so these metaphors were used to describe God. It asks if modern civilization can be satisfied with such limiting and inadequate metaphors. While science and technology have advanced concepts of the Divine have remained static. Therefore many thinkers have written the whole thing off.
The last chapter is in the form of the writers personal journey. Each chapter is complete with footnotes.

A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur

Morris Johnstone was born to immigrant parents from Scotland and Northern Ireland. He was born to farming parents just before the "great Depression" and times were hard in his childhood. Losing his mother to Cancer when he was ten was traumatic. In his adult years he farmed peddled milk door to door worked in a Gaol and became shift supervisor in a modern height pressure steam heating and power plant. His hobbies include theology, some physics and human behaviour. He also is a Life Skills Coach and has been an acting Chaplin in a major hospital. He is minister and a deep thinker. He thinks that we can learn from all cultures and peoples about God

Présentation de l'éditeur

This is a book for the thinker who has trouble with believe and be saved or bliss or blister thinking. God is love.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Xlibris
• Date d'édition: 2011
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1456866974
• ISBN 13: 9781456866976
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 152
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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