LEADER 03217nam 2200721Ia 450 001 9910778720003321 005 20230817172914.0 010 $a0-19-773852-4 010 $a1-280-45360-5 010 $a0-19-535469-9 010 $a0-585-25410-9 035 $a(CKB)111004366528034 035 $a(EBL)272837 035 $a(OCoLC)476012809 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000120060 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11132366 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000120060 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10074642 035 $a(PQKB)10153585 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL272837 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10279517 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL45360 035 $a(OCoLC)466428186 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC272837 035 $a(EXLCZ)99111004366528034 100 $a19961023d1997 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe character of God $erecovering the lost literary power of American Protestantism /$fThomas E. Jenkins 210 $aNew York $cOxford University Press$d1997 215 $a1 online resource (283 pages) 225 1 $aReligion in America series 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 0 $a0-19-511202-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 205-261) and index. 327 $aContents; 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 330 $aIn this work, the author maintains that theology became boring because the depiction of God as a ""character"" became boring, fashioned according to theologians' notions of character, derived from contemporary literature. He considers why a romantic characterization of God was problematic. 410 0$aReligion in America series (Oxford University Press) 606 $aChristianity and literature$zUnited States$xHistory$y19th century 606 $aChristianity and literature$zUnited States$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aGod (Christianity)$xAttributes$xHistory of doctrines$y19th century 606 $aGod (Christianity)$xAttributes$xHistory of doctrines$y20th century 606 $aProtestant churches$zUnited States$xDoctrines$xHistory$y19th century 606 $aProtestant churches$zUnited States$xDoctrines$xHistory$y20th century 615 0$aChristianity and literature$xHistory 615 0$aChristianity and literature$xHistory 615 0$aGod (Christianity)$xAttributes$xHistory of doctrines 615 0$aGod (Christianity)$xAttributes$xHistory of doctrines 615 0$aProtestant churches$xDoctrines$xHistory 615 0$aProtestant churches$xDoctrines$xHistory 676 $a230.0440973 676 $a230/.044/09034 700 $aJenkins$b Thomas E.$f1962-$01557143 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910778720003321 996 $aThe character of God$93820438 997 $aUNINA