ISBN: 9781594732515
Editorial: SKY
Autor: Bohler, Carolyn Jane
Año de edición: 2008
Edición: 1
N° Paginas: 162
Tipo de pasta: Pasta blanda
Descripción: Challenge our common images of God by blowing the lid off conventional God-descriptors. "We do not have to let go of one sense of God to take up another. Neither do we need to go about challenging old metaphors. What is crucial is to find a metaphor--or two, or six--that creatively point toward what we believe."--from Chapter 1Let Carolyn Jane Bohler inspire you to consider a wide range of images of God in order to refine how you imagine God to have and use power, and how God wills and makes divine will happen--or not. By tapping into your God-given ability to re-imagine God, you will have a better understanding of your own beliefs and how you, God and the world relate to each other.Wonderfully fresh and down to earth, Bohler uses playful images, moving stories and solid scholarship to empower you to break free of old habits and assumptions, whatever your faith tradition. She encourages you to explore new names for God that are not only more consistent with what you believe, but will also deepen and expand your experience of God. Think about ...God the Choreographer of ChaosGod the Nursing MotherGod the Jazz Band LeaderGod the Divine BlacksmithGod the Divine Physical TherapistGod the Team Transformer... and more Críticas "No book can be more helpful than this one in guiding pastors and lay people to come to greater clarity about what they really believe about God. Guides us in critical reflection in a way in which all can participate. At once genuinely popular and genuinely theological."--John B. Cobb, Jr., professor emeritus, Claremont School of Theology"Titillating ... an adventure in 'metaphor wondering' and in multidimensional faith."--Rev. Dr. Jeanne Stevenson-Moessner, professor of pastoral care, Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University"A treasure house of word pictures, some conventional and some outrageously original. A testimony to the inveterate need, on the part of humanity, to connect with God."--Rabbi Neil Gillman, professor of Jewish thought, The Jewish Theological Seminary of America"Lays out the implications of our choices of metaphors for the Divine and expands our minds with practiced and practical suggestions. A must for all who wish to leave parochial worlds!"--Nancy Corcoran, CSJ, Catholic chaplain at Wellesley College; author, Secrets of Prayer: A Multifaith Guide to Creating Personal Prayer in Your Life"Scholarly and accessible ... will help seminarians and seekers, professors and pastors explore new ways to talk about the Divine. Deftly compels the reader to continually nuance the mystery and complexity of our God--no matter what our faith tradition. A book we've been waiting for!"--Marsha Foster Boyd, president, Ecumenical Theological Seminary in Detroit Biografía del autor Carolyn Jane Bohler was the Emma Sanborn Toussant Professor of Pastoral Theology and Counseling at United Theological Seminary in Dayton, Ohio, for twenty-one years. She has served three different United Methodist churches in Southern California--in San Diego, Tustin and Redlands. She was also campus chaplain at Simpson College in Iowa and hospital chaplain intern in downtown Los Angeles and San Francisco. She is the author of six books, includingOpening to God: Guided Imagery Meditation on Scripture(published under the name Stahl) and a children's book, God Is Like a Mother Hen and Much, Much More. She is now enjoying retirement back in Dayton, where she is embracing a new role as grandmother.
- Idioma: Inglés
- Autor: Bohler, Carolyn Jane
- Editorial: SKY
- N° Paginas: 162
- Tipo de pasta: Pasta blanda
- Envío: Desde EE.UU.
