Speaking of God : relational theology /
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| Author / Creator: | Sponheim, Paul R. |
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| Imprint: | St. Louis, Mo. : Chalice Press, c2006. |
| Description: | xii, 187 p. ; 22 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Subject: | Theology -- Methodology. Dialogue -- Religious aspects -- Christianity. Dialogue -- Religious aspects -- Christianity. Theology -- Methodology. |
| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6014678 |
| Summary: | Speaking of God draws on a lifetime of reading and teaching to articulate in generally accessible language essential themes in a Christian understanding of God. Sponheim argues that Christians sense their faith calling them to "become vocal" and that in their God-talk they can speak reliably of God without arrogance and diffidence. Dividing his discussion into two parts, Sponheim introduces the reader to the "What" of God- what Christians have to say of God-and then to the "So What" or what follows from such believing for Christians living the faith. He draws distinctively on four sources seldom seen together: the christologically centered work of Soren Kierkegaard, the process-relational legacy of Alfred North Whitehead, contemporary Christian feminism, and the conversation between science and religion. |
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| Physical Description: | xii, 187 p. ; 22 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 165-179) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 082723466X (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780827234666 |
