The character of God : recovering the lost literary power of American Protestantism / / Thomas E. Jenkins

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910778720003321
• Autore: Jenkins Thomas E. <1962->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York, : Oxford University Press, 1997
• ISBN: 0-19-773852-4; 1-280-45360-5; 0-19-535469-9; 0-585-25410-9
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (283 pages)
• Collana: Religion in America series
• Disciplina: 230.0440973; 230/.044/09034
• Soggetti: Christianity and literature - United States - History - 19th century; Christianity and literature - United States - History - 20th century; God (Christianity) - Attributes - History of doctrines - 19th century; God (Christianity) - Attributes - History of doctrines - 20th century; Protestant churches - United States - Doctrines - History - 19th century; Protestant churches - United States - Doctrines - History - 20th century
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-261) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; 1 Introduction: Character Styles; 2 The Problem of God's Anger; 3 Serenity and Torment; 4 Sympathy and Alienation; 5 Vitality and Anger; 6 Love in the Trinity; 7 Desire and Disgust; 8 Modernism and Literature; 9 The Social Gospel and Its Critics; 10 The Limitations of Political Theology; 11 Prospects; Notes; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: In this work, the author maintains that theology became boring because the depiction of God as a ""character"" became boring, fashioned according to theologians' notions of character, derived from contemporary literature. He considers why a romantic characterization of God was problematic.