God versus Gods
Author | : Reuven Chaim Klein |
Publisher | : Mosaica Press |
Total Pages | : 398 |
Release | : 2018-11-01 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1946351466 |
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Author | : Reuven Chaim Klein |
Publisher | : Mosaica Press |
Total Pages | : 398 |
Release | : 2018-11-01 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1946351466 |
Author | : Robert McQueen Grant |
Publisher | : Westminster John Knox Press |
Total Pages | : 216 |
Release | : 1988-01-01 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9780664250119 |
Compares early Christian beliefs about God with the religious beliefs of others in the Roman Empire and traces the development of Christian theology
Author | : Paul Froese |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 277 |
Release | : 2010-10-07 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0199712190 |
Despite all the hype surrounding the "New Atheism," the United States remains one of the most religious nations on Earth. In fact, 95% of Americans believe in God--a level of agreement rarely seen in American life. The greatest divisions in America are not between atheists and believers, or even between people of different faiths. What divides us, this groundbreaking book shows, is how we conceive of God and the role He plays in our daily lives. America's Four Gods draws on the most wide-ranging, comprehensive, and illuminating survey of American's religious beliefs ever conducted to offer a systematic exploration of how Americans view God. Paul Froese and Christopher Bader argue that many of America's most intractable social and political divisions emerge from religious convictions that are deeply held but rarely openly discussed. Drawing upon original survey data from thousands of Americans and a wealth of in-depth interviews from all parts of the country, Froese and Bader trace America's cultural and political diversity to its ultimate source--differing opinions about God. They show that regardless of our religious tradition (or lack thereof), Americans worship four distinct types of God: The Authoritative God--who is both engaged in the world and judgmental; The Benevolent God--who loves and helps us in spite of our failings; The Critical God--who catalogs our sins but does not punish them (at least not in this life); and The Distant God--who stands apart from the world He created. The authors show that these four conceptions of God form the basis of our worldviews and are among the most powerful predictors of how we feel about the most contentious issues in American life. Accessible, insightful, and filled with the voices of ordinary Americans discussing their most personal religious beliefs, America's Four Gods provides an invaluable portrait of how we view God and therefore how we view virtually everything else.
Author | : John Piper |
Publisher | : Crossway |
Total Pages | : 529 |
Release | : 2021-02-09 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1433568373 |
New from Best-Selling Author John Piper From Genesis to Revelation, the providence of God directs the entire course of redemptive history. Providence is "God's purposeful sovereignty." Its extent reaches down to the flight of electrons, up to the movements of galaxies, and into the heart of man. Its nature is wise and just and good. And its goal is the Christ-exalting glorification of God through the gladness of a redeemed people in a new world. Drawing on a lifetime of theological reflection, biblical study, and practical ministry, pastor and author John Piper leads us on a stunning tour of the sightings of God's providence—from Genesis to Revelation—to discover the allencompassing reality of God's purposeful sovereignty over all of creation and all of history. Piper invites us to experience the profound effects of knowing the God of all-pervasive providence: the intensifying of true worship, the solidifying of wavering conviction, the strengthening of embattled faith, the toughening of joyful courage, and the advance of God's mission in this world.
Author | : Jan Assmann |
Publisher | : Univ of Wisconsin Press |
Total Pages | : 210 |
Release | : 2008-06-17 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0299225534 |
For thousands of years, our world has been shaped by biblical monotheism. But its hallmark—a distinction between one true God and many false gods—was once a new and radical idea. Of God and Gods explores the revolutionary newness of biblical theology against a background of the polytheism that was once so commonplace. Jan Assmann, one of the most distinguished scholars of ancient Egypt working today, traces the concept of a true religion back to its earliest beginnings in Egypt and describes how this new idea took shape in the context of the older polytheistic world that it rejected. He offers readers a deepened understanding of Egyptian polytheism and elaborates on his concept of the “Mosaic distinction,” which conceives an exclusive and emphatic Truth that sets religion apart from beliefs shunned as superstition, paganism, or heresy. Without a theory of polytheism, Assmann contends, any adequate understanding of monotheism is impossible. Best Books for General Audiences, selected by the American Association of School Librarians, and Best Books for Special Interests, selected by the Public Library Association
Author | : Avigdor Shinan |
Publisher | : U of Nebraska Press |
Total Pages | : 316 |
Release | : 2012-12-01 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0827611447 |
The ancient Israelites believed things that the writers of the Bible wanted them to forget: myths and legends from a pre-biblical world that the new monotheist order needed to bury, hide, or reinterpret. Ancient Israel was rich in such literary traditions before the Bible reached the final form that we have today. These traditions were not lost but continued, passed down through the ages. Many managed to reach us in post-biblical sources: rabbinic literature, Jewish Hellenistic writings, the writings of the Dead Sea sect, the Aramaic, Greek, Latin, and other ancient translations of the Bible, and even outside the ancient Jewish world in Christian and Islamic texts. The Bible itself sometimes alludes to these traditions, often in surprising contexts. Written in clear and accessible language, this volume presents thirty such traditions. It voyages behind the veil of the written Bible to reconstruct what was told and retold among the ancient Israelites, even if it is “not what the Bible tells us.”
Author | : Carl Ferdinand Howard Henry |
Publisher | : B&H Publishing Group |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1994 |
Genre | : Christian ethics |
ISBN | : 9780805415483 |
Over the past fifty years, the vacuum created by the retreat from Biblical Christianity has been swiftly filled by naturalism, relativism, subjectivism, and cultic religions. Dr. Carl Henry's call for evangelistic engagement and cultural participation strikes a note that offers fresh hope in a time of intense spiritual challenge. From the founding editor of Christianity Today.
Author | : Jonathan Kirsch |
Publisher | : Penguin |
Total Pages | : 356 |
Release | : 2005-01-25 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9780142196335 |
"Lively… points out that the conflict between the worship of many gods and the worship of one true god never disappeared." —Publishers Weekly "Jonathan Kirsch has written another blockbuster about the Bible and its world." —David Noel Freedman, Editor-in-Chief of the Anchor Bible Project "Kirsch tackles the central issue bedeviling the world today - religious intolerance… A timely book, well-written and researched." —Leonard Shlain, author of The Alphabet and the Goddess and Sex, Time and Power "An intriguing read." —The Jerusalem Report "A timely tale about the importance of religious tolerance in today’s world." —San Francisco Chronicle "Kirsch is a fine storyteller with a flair for rendering ancient tales relevant and appealing." —The Washington Post
Author | : Joel Ryce-Menuhin |
Publisher | : Psychology Press |
Total Pages | : 292 |
Release | : 1994 |
Genre | : Abrahamic religions |
ISBN | : 9780415104142 |
This book provides an exploration of some of the essential aspects of Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Leading Jungian analysts, theologians and scholars bring to bear psychological, religious and historical perspectives in an attempt to uncover the nature and psychology of the three monotheisms.
Author | : Daniel L. Migliore |
Publisher | : Westminster John Knox Press |
Total Pages | : 154 |
Release | : 2008-01-01 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0664231640 |
In this accessible and enlightening book, Daniel Migliore offers a study of the nature of God's power. Migliore calls for a reassessment of our understanding of the power of God and, through his exploration of historical and biblical references, provides his own analysis of God's power. A complete understanding of the power of God, Migliore argues, will profoundly affect how we live and how we exert power as individuals and as nations.