Quest for the Living God: Mapping Frontiers in the Theology of God
by Elizabeth A. Johnson
List Price:
Our Price: $17.00
You Save: $7.95 (32%)
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Buy Used: from $14.97 (click here)
Category: Book
See more book details and other editions
Book Summary Information
Author: Elizabeth A. JohnsonEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2007-10-14
ISBN: 0826417701
Number of pages: 234
Publisher: Continuum
Book Reviews of Quest for the Living God: Mapping Frontiers in the Theology of God
Book Review: Extraordinary Quest
Summary: 4 Stars
Elizabeth Johnson's work helps non-academics like myself understand some of the most difficult points of Catholic theology. Her writing style avoids jargon and technical terms are always accompanied by helpful definitions. I finished the book with a resolve to reread sections which treat depthful articles of my faith respectfully yet with enough explanation to satisfy my curiousity but also to invite me back to meditate on what I have just learned. I have great respect for the author and I highly recommend the book for anyone interested in knowing more about the deepest elements of religion.
Summary of Quest for the Living God: Mapping Frontiers in the Theology of God
From the author's introduction: Since the middle of the twentieth century there has been a renaissance of new insights into God in the Christian tradition. On different continents, under pressure from historical events and social conditions, people of faith have glimpsed the living God in fresh ways. It is not that a wholly different God is discovered from the One believed in by previous generations. Christian faith does not believe in a new God but, finding itself in new situations, seeks the presence of God there. Aspects long-forgotten are brought into new relationships with current events, and the depths of divine compassion are appreciated in ways not previously imagined.This book further explores these discoveries. After the first chapter describes Elizabeth Johnson's point of departure and the rules of engagement, each succeeding chapter distills a discrete idea of God. Featured are transcendental, political, liberation, feminist, black, hispanic, interreligious, and ecological theologies, ending with the particular Christian idea of the one God as Trinity. The aim of the book is to increase the light of theological knowledge, "ever ancient, ever new," among a wide circle of people, including students, pastoral ministers, and everyone who questions, wonders, or thinks about their faith.
General Books
Book Subjects
- Arts & Photography
- Audiobooks on Cassette
- Audiobooks on CD
- Biographies & Memoirs
- Business & Investing
- Children's Books
- Comics & Graphic Novels
- Computers & Internet
- Cooking, Food & Wine
- e-Books
- Engineering
- Entertainment
- Gay & Lesbian
- Health, Mind & Body
- History
- Home & Garden
- Horror
- Law
- Literature & Fiction
- Medicine
- Mystery & Thrillers
- Nonfiction
- Outdoors & Nature
- Parenting & Families
- Professional & Technical
- Reference
- Religion & Spirituality
- Romance
- Science
- Science Fiction & Fantasy
- Sports
- Teens
- Travel
Most talked about in Ecological Theology
Daoism and Ecology: Ways within a Cosmic Landscape (Religions of the World and Ecology)Center for the Study of World Religions; Published: 2001-09-30; Paperback; Book
Best price: $23.77
Price in other shops:
The Oxford Handbook of Religion and Ecology (Oxford Handbooks)Oxford University Press, USA; Published: 2006-11-09; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $5.96
Price in other shops:
Worldviews and Ecology: Religion, Philosophy, and the Environment (Ecology and Justice Series)by Mary Evelyn Tucker
Orbis Books; Published: 1994-11; Paperback; Book
Best price: $14.32
Price in other shops:
Christianity and Ecology: Seeking the Well-Being of Earth and Humans (Religions of the World and Ecology)Center for the Study of World Religions; Published: 2000-02-15; Paperback; Book
Best price: $28.50
The Embers and the Starsby Erazim Kohak
University Of Chicago Press; Published: 1987-11-15; Paperback; Book
Best price: $22.73
Price in other shops:
Quest for the Living God: Mapping Frontiers in the Theology of Godby Elizabeth A. Johnson
Continuum; Published: 2007-10-14; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $16.00
Price in other shops:
Women, Earth, and Creator Spirit (Madeleva Lecture in Spirituality)by Elizabeth A. Johnson
Paulist Press; Published: 1993-03; Paperback; Book
Best price: $3.09
Price in other shops:
Gaia and God: An Ecofeminist Theology of Earth Healingby Rosemary R. Ruether
HarperOne; Published: 1994-05-07; Paperback; Book
Best price: $8.00
Price in other shops:
Longing for Running Water (Biblical Reflections on Ministry)by Ivone Gebara
Augsburg Fortress Publishers; Published: 1999-01-03; Paperback; Book
Best price: $10.00
Price in other shops:
Sustainability: Economics, Ecology, and Justice (Ecology and Justice)by John B., Jr. Cobb
Wipf & Stock Publishers; Published: 2007-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $14.00
Price in other shops:
Similar Books and other products
Open the Door: A Journey to the True Selfby Joyce Rupp
Sorin Books; Published: 2008-09; Paperback; Book
Best price: $10.38
Price in other shops:
The Shackby William P. Young
Windblown Media; Published: 2008-07-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $6.59
Price in other shops:
She Who Is: The Mystery of God in Feminist Theological Discourseby Elizabeth A. Johnson
The Crossroad Publishing Company; Published: 2002-05-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $10.69
Price in other shops:
Truly Our Sister: A Theology of Mary in the Communion of Saintsby Elizabeth A. Johnson
Continuum; Published: 2006-03; Paperback; Book
Best price: $12.24
Price in other shops:
To Bless the Space Between Us: A Book of Blessingsby John O'Donohue
Doubleday Religion; Published: 2008-03-04; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $13.07
Price in other shops:
Seven Sacred Pauses: Living Mindfully Through the Hours of the Dayby Macrina Wiederkehr
Ave Maria Press; Published: 2008-04; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $11.81
Price in other shops:
Prayer (Catholic Spirituality for Adults)by Joyce Rupp
Orbis Books; Published: 2007-09-30; Paperback; Book
Best price: $5.52
Price in other shops:
Jesus Today: A Spirituality of Radical Freedomby Albert Nolan
Orbis Books; Published: 2006-08-30; Paperback; Book
Best price: $9.62
Price in other shops:
Things Hidden: Scripture As Spiritualityby Richard Rohr
Saint Anthony Messenger Press; Published: 2008-01-15; Paperback; Book
Best price: $12.54
Price in other shops:
The Gift of Years: Growing Older Gracefullyby Joan Chittister
Bluebridge; Published: 2008-05-01; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $11.88
Price in other shops: