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Discerning the divine : God in christian theology

An ideal introduction to Christian theology, Discerning the Divine presents the doctrine of God as the most important subject in Christian believing and living. Chapters discuss the complex God question and the task of Christian theology. Includes a glossary of...
Print Book, English, 2004
Westminster John Knox Press, Louisville, Ky., 2004
viii, 238 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
9780664227524, 066422752X
55587414
Launching the journey
Related but not diminished
Biblical appearances
The "classical" portrait
Disappearance and reappearance
In experience, myth, and symbol
A near-death experience
Seen in suffering and marginalization
Over new horizons
Still the great three-in-one
Chapter 8 -- Seen In Suffering and Marginalization -- Our Suffering and God's -- Through the eyes of Justice -- Gender and God -- Chapter 9 Over New Horizons -- Living from the Vision -- The theology of Hope -- Dealing with Diversity -- God and the Future -- Chapter 10 Still the Great Three-In-One -- God as Triadic Community -- Enduring Trinitarian Focus -- The Practical Significance of Trinitarianism -- Benediction.