Sign in with Facebook
Loading...
Models of God
In this award-winning text, theologian Sallie McFague challenges Christians' usual speech about God as a kind of monarch. She probes instead three other possible metaphors for God--as mother, lover, and friend.
Paperback, 244 pages
Published
August 1st 1987
by Augsburg Fortress Publishing
Friend Reviews
To see what your friends thought of this book,
please sign up.
This book is not yet featured on Listopia.
Add this book to your favorite list »
Community Reviews
(showing
1-30
of
156)
Believing our theology informs our ethics, Sallie McFague pragmatically suggests how our theology could be changed to achieve the ethical goals of survival for our planet and improving the well-being of the poor and oppressed. Understanding God as king or father seems to encourage overly aggressive or passive approaches to others and the threat of nuclear annihilation, war and disparities in the distribution of goods. This is the testimony of history. McFague urges that we understand these views...more
McFague is a feminist Christian theologian who wishes to adopt a variation of the panenthist model of God found in many Eastern religions. She knows this is not an easy sell since she is targeting this view towards devote Christians, but she does a honorable job of addressing the pros and cons of this view, relative to the Christian philosophy.
One of my favorite theology books
May 09, 2013
Rachel
marked it as to-read
Mar 24, 2013
Colby
added it
Mar 15, 2013
Nic Cable
marked it as to-read
Mar 04, 2013
Tamela
marked it as to-read
Feb 11, 2013
Brandon Morgan
marked it as to-read
Jan 30, 2013
Yolande Steenkamp
marked it as to-read
Nov 19, 2012
Shawn
marked it as to-read
Nov 01, 2012
Xiri
marked it as to-read
Oct 02, 2012
Brandon Jones
added it
Aug 17, 2012
Martha
marked it as to-read
Aug 14, 2012
Sam
added it
There are no discussion topics on this book yet.
Be the first to start one »
