Metaphorical Theology: Models of God in Religious Language

Sallie McFague

ISBN 10: 0800616871 / ISBN 13: 9780800616878

Editore: Fortress Press, 1982

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". . . a liberating book about a liberating theological approach." --Christianity and Crisis "Metaphorical Theology is a brilliant piece of writing which will make an important contribution both to new thinking on he nature of religious language and also to the dialogue between Christianity and Feminist Theology." --Rosemary Radford Ruether Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary "The great virtue of Professor McFague's book is that it tackles [some] crucial problems in an extremely perceptive and creative way . . . .All in all it is a most timely book both for the theological and for the church at large." --Maurice Wiles Regius Professor of Divinity Christ Church, Oxford University

Informazioni sull?autore:

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

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Titolo: Metaphorical Theology: Models of God in ...
Casa editrice: Fortress Press
Data di pubblicazione: 1982
Legatura: Brossura
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