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Rock of Ages?: The Changing Faces of the Christian God
John Butler
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Description for Rock of Ages?: The Changing Faces of the Christian God
Paperback. A compelling historical and intellectual exploration of how the idea of the Christian God has changed and evolved over the millennia, showing a surprising diversity in what Christians have believed God to be. Num Pages: 236 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAB1; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 233 x 13. Weight in Grams: 360.
Far from being the immutable "Rock of Ages" He is often assumed to be, the God of Christian history and tradition has had many different and often conflicting faces. 'Rock of Ages?' opens with the emergence of the Biblical God from the pantheon of deities in bronze age Canaan, and culminates in the radical images of God that were appearing at the end of the twentieth-century, providing a historical overview of the different and sometimes conflicting ways in which He has been understood. By examining the ideas of key writers down the ages, whose ecclesiastical or intellectual power ... Read more
Far from being the immutable "Rock of Ages" He is often assumed to be, the God of Christian history and tradition has had many different and often conflicting faces. 'Rock of Ages?' opens with the emergence of the Biblical God from the pantheon of deities in bronze age Canaan, and culminates in the radical images of God that were appearing at the end of the twentieth-century, providing a historical overview of the different and sometimes conflicting ways in which He has been understood. By examining the ideas of key writers down the ages, whose ecclesiastical or intellectual power ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Lutterworth Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
236
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780718892968
SKU
V9780718892968
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Ref
99-42
About John Butler
John Butler is now retired, having worked as an academic at the Universities of Nottingham, Manchester, and Kent. He has the title of Emeritus Professor of Health Services Studies at the University of Kent. He is a life Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine and a guide at Canterbury Cathedral.
Reviews for Rock of Ages?: The Changing Faces of the Christian God
"This beautifully written book tells the fascinating story of the evolving portrait of the Christian God from Abraham to the present day. It is an illuminating read for those who feel the need to cross their fingers whenever they say the Nicene Creed - and for many who don't!" Rt Rev Richard Llewellin, Former Bishop at Lambeth "I read ... Read more