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Description for Called by God
Paperback. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: HRCG; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 11. Weight in Grams: 226.
Called by God tells of the life and work of thirty characters in the Bible who were convinced that they had received a divine calling. The author, a well-known poet and former lecturer in Religious Studies, has set these stories in a modern verse style, and in accessible language. The text brings out, in a poetic and highly readable way, the personal thoughts and tribulations of the characters as they seek to fulfil God's command and to follow the path of their vocation. While the text follows the Old Testament and Jewish biblical narratives, it adds dimensions of poetic license ... Read more
Called by God tells of the life and work of thirty characters in the Bible who were convinced that they had received a divine calling. The author, a well-known poet and former lecturer in Religious Studies, has set these stories in a modern verse style, and in accessible language. The text brings out, in a poetic and highly readable way, the personal thoughts and tribulations of the characters as they seek to fulfil God's command and to follow the path of their vocation. While the text follows the Old Testament and Jewish biblical narratives, it adds dimensions of poetic license ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
Number of Pages
136
Place of Publication
Liverpool, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781898595403
SKU
V9781898595403
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Ref
99-16
About Alan Robinson
Alan Robinson, formerly Head of Theology and Religious Studies at Derby University, is the author of a series of books for children, entitled Learning about Religion. He has published collections of his own poetry, and has written a number of religious books for adults, as well as short stories and a novel.
Reviews for Called by God
"Here is a very readable guide to one of the themes which runs throughout it - the experience of people who felt they were Called by God."
The Very Rev. Robert Davidson, Emeritus Professor of Old Testament Language and Literature, University of Glasgow, Former Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland.
The Very Rev. Robert Davidson, Emeritus Professor of Old Testament Language and Literature, University of Glasgow, Former Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland.