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Naming God
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Books > Theology > Theology Books
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| Author/Artist: |
JANET SOSKICE |
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9781108995085 |
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Cambridge Uni Press |
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PAPERBACK |
| Price: |
AU$43.95 |
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Soskice demonstrates that generations of Christians once knew God and Christ by hundreds of remarkable names. These included the appellations 'Messiah', 'Emmanuel', 'Alpha', 'Omega', 'Eternal', 'All-Powerful', 'Lamb', 'Lion', 'Goat', 'One', 'Word', 'Serpent' and 'Bridegroom'. She argues that contemporary understandings of divinity could be transformed by a return to a venerable analogical tradition of divine naming.
These ancient titles drawn from scripture were chanted and sung, crafted and invoked (in polyphony and plainsong) as they were woven into the worship of the faithful. However, during the sixteenth century Descartes moved from 'naming' to 'defining' God via a series of metaphysical attributes. This made God a thing among things: a being amongst beings. For the author, reclaiming divine naming is not only overdue. It can also re-energize the relationship between philosophy and religious tradition.
This path-breaking book shows just how rich and revolutionary such reclamation might be. |
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