God as Symbol

What Our Beliefs Tell Us

John M. Shackleford (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

184 Seiten

2004
University Press of America (Verlag)
978-0-7618-3035-1 (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	7.2.2005
Verlagsort	Lanham, MD
Sprache	englisch
Maße	160 x 228 mm
Gewicht	281 g
Themenwelt	Sonstiges ► Geschenkbücher
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie
	Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Gebete / Lieder / Meditationen
ISBN-10	0-7618-3035-9 / 0761830359
ISBN-13	978-0-7618-3035-1 / 9780761830351
Zustand	Neuware