Wearing God: clothing, laughter, fire, and other overlooked ways of meeting God

"There are hundreds of metaphors for God, but the church only uses a few familiar images: creator, judge, savior, father. In [this book], Lauren Winner gathers a number of lesser-known tropes, reflecting on how they work biblically and culturally, and reveals how they can deepen our spiritual l...

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1. Verfasser: Winner, Lauren F. 1976- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: San Francisco, Calif. Harper One 2015
Ausgabe:1. ed.
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Zusammenfassung:"There are hundreds of metaphors for God, but the church only uses a few familiar images: creator, judge, savior, father. In [this book], Lauren Winner gathers a number of lesser-known tropes, reflecting on how they work biblically and culturally, and reveals how they can deepen our spiritual lives"--Amazon.com
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references
The God who runs after your friendship -- A short note on gender and language for God -- Clothing -- Smell -- Bread and vine -- Laboring woman -- Laughter -- Flame -- In this poverty of expression, thou findest that He is all -- A short note from the women's prison -- A bookshelf to quicken your scriptural imagination
Beschreibung:x, 286 p. 22 cm
ISBN:9780061768125
006176812X
9780061768132
0061768138