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The Character of God: Recovering the Lost Literary Power of American Protestantism - Religion in America
Jenkins, Thomas E. (Visiting Assistant Professor of History, Visiting Assistant Professor of History, Wesleyan University)
The Character of God: Recovering the Lost Literary Power of American Protestantism - Religion in America
Jenkins, Thomas E. (Visiting Assistant Professor of History, Visiting Assistant Professor of History, Wesleyan University)
In this work, the author maintains that theology became boring because the depiction of God as a "character" became boring, fashioned according to theologians' notions of character, derived from contemporary literature. He considers why a romantic characterization of God was problematic.
282 pages
Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
Released | February 19, 1998 |
ISBN13 | 9780195112023 |
Publishers | Oxford University Press Inc |
Pages | 288 |
Dimensions | 163 × 236 × 31 mm · 590 g |