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Autore: |
Jenkins Thomas E. <1962->
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Titolo: |
The character of God : recovering the lost literary power of American Protestantism / / Thomas E. Jenkins
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Pubblicazione: | New York, : Oxford University Press, 1997 |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (283 pages) |
Disciplina: | 230.0440973 |
230/.044/09034 | |
Soggetto topico: | 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 | |
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. |
Titolo autorizzato: | The character of God ![]() |
ISBN: | 0-19-773852-4 |
1-280-45360-5 | |
0-19-535469-9 | |
0-585-25410-9 | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910778720003321 |
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