God as Symbol

What Our Beliefs Tell Us

John M. Shackleford (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

184 Seiten

2004
University Press of America (Verlag)
978-0-7618-3034-4 (ISBN)

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Although this work is written from a Christian viewpoint, it also presents the symbolic visions of the non-believer. The symbolic examination of God helps us to uncover what it means to be human, and where we are heading as a species. Symbols aid in conveying the abstract ideas that human languages are too limited to express. In the broadest sense, God symbolizes all the mysteries of existence. Any thinking person must ask the question, 'what is the ultimate significance of this frail and vulnerable flesh that clothes the human ego?' God symbolizes these important mysteries and beckons us to approach him for answers.

John M. Shackleford, retired, taught courses in Anatomy for thirty years, before earning a second graduate degree in Theology. He is also author of Biblical Body Language (University Press of America, 2000).

Chapter 1 Preface Chapter 2 Introduction Chapter 3 God as Symbol Chapter 4 The Cross as Symbol Chapter 5 The Symbolism of Sin Chapter 6 The Symbolic Nature of Prayer Chapter 7 Salvation as Symbol Chapter 8 Symbolism in Salvation History Chapter 9 Kingdom as Symbol Chapter 10 Birth and Death as Symbol Chapter 11 Suffering as Symbol Chapter 12 The Symbolism of Eating and Drinking Chapter 13 Growth as Symbol Chapter 14 War as Symbol Chapter 15 Symbols of Love Chapter 16 Faith as Symbol Chapter 17 The Symbolism of Belief Versus Unbelief Chapter 18 Doubt as Symbol Chapter 19 The Body as Symbol Chapter 20 The Heart as Symbol Chapter 21 Science as Symbol Chapter 22 Religion as Symbol Chapter 23 Art as Symbol Chapter 24 Beauty as Symbol Chapter 25 Bibliography

Erscheint lt. Verlag	23.11.2004
Verlagsort	Lanham, MD
Sprache	englisch
Maße	167 x 236 mm
Gewicht	463 g
Themenwelt	Sonstiges ► Geschenkbücher
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie
ISBN-10	0-7618-3034-0 / 0761830340
ISBN-13	978-0-7618-3034-4 / 9780761830344
Zustand	Neuware