The Changing Face of God

The Rev. Frederick W. Schmidt

Jun/2000, 112 Pages, PAPERBACK, 5 1/2 x 8 1/2

ISBN-13: 9780819218018

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“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.

While the book and videos can be used independently of one another, in combination they make an excellent parish study resource. The material itself is designed in such as way that it can be covered in six or more group sessions, and study questions accompany each chapter.

FREDERICK W. SCHMIT is an Episcopal priest and the Rueben P. Job Chair in Spiritual Formation at Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary in Evanston, Illinois. He is the author of several books, including The Dave Test: A Raw Look at Real Faith in Hard Times.

 

 

"...an excellent resource and a genuine guide to late twentieth-century theological questing." --The Rev. Dr. Ronald Conner, Cathedral Age
Readable, provocative, excellent for discussion groups.
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Keywords

  • Biblical Studies
  • Congregational Studies
  • Theology
  • Parish Study

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