The Changing Face of God - Softcover

Andrew Sung Park; James Cone

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0819218014 ISBN 13: 9780819218018

Publisher: Morehouse Publishing, 2000

Synopsis

"Does the face of God change? Years ago I would have said, 'No.' Countless hymns, passage of Scripture and confessions of faith assert or imply the changelessness of God. To take issue with traditions that are centuries, if not millennia old, seemed to be daunting and misguided....But when the great professions of confidence in God harden into philosophical propositions, one is bound to ask: What difference would it make to say that God has only one face? Even if true in some sense, the fact of the matter is that features each of us would count as necessary and changeless would be a matter of considerable debate." - From the Introduction In 1998/99 five scholars presented lectures at Washington National Cathedral about our images of God and what difference they make. This book, and its companion videos, will allow parish study groups and individuals to consider and discuss the viewpoints of Marcus Borg, Karen Armstrong, Jack Miles, James Cone, and Andrew Sung Park.

About this title

About the Author:

The Rev. Dr. Frederick W. Schmidt, Jr. is an Episcopal priest and the Director of Spiritual Life and Formation at the Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas. From 1997 to 2000, he served in numerous capacities at Washington National Cathedral, including Canon Educator and Director of Programs in Spirituality. He is the author of more than sixty books and articles, including A Still Small Voice: Women, Ordination, and the Church.

Review:

...an excellent resource and a genuine guide to late twentieth-century theological questing. -- Cathedral Age, July 2000

About this edition

• Publisher: Morehouse Publishing
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0819218014
• ISBN 13: 9780819218018
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 112
• Editor: Frederick W. Schmidt, Karen Armstrong