| The Creative Suffering of God Contributor(s): Fiddes, Paul S. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0198263473 ISBN-13: 9780198263470 Publisher: Clarendon Press OUR PRICE: $57.95 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 1992 Annotation: The theme that God suffers with his world has become a familiar one in recent years, overturning centuries of belief in an impassible deity. This book both surveys recent thought about the suffering of God and proposes future directions for this important area of Christian theology. Fiddes discusses four trends of current thought--the "theology of the cross" in modern German theology as represented in the works of Barth, Moltmann, and Jungel; American process theology; "the death of God" theology; and the rejection of the idea of divine passibility by modern followers of classical theism--while reflecting on the main theme of his study. The book affirms that God freely chooses to limit himself, to suffer change, to journey through time, and even to experience death while remaining the living God. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christian Theology - General |
| Dewey: 231 |
| Lexile Measure: 1550 |
| Series: Clarendon Paperbacks |
| Physical Information: 0.68" H x 5.44" W x 8.51" (0.90 lbs) 292 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian - Cultural Region - Italy |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The theme that God suffers with his world has become a familiar one in recent years, overturning centuries of belief in an impassible deity. This book both surveys recent thought about the suffering of God and proposes future directions for this important area of Christian theology. Fiddes discusses four trends of current thought--the theology of the cross in modern German theology as represented in the works of Barth, Moltmann, and Jüngel; American process theology; the death of God theology; and the rejection of the idea of divine passibility by modern followers of classical theism--while reflecting on the main theme of his study. The book affirms that God freely chooses to limit himself, to suffer change, to journey through time, and even to experience death while remaining the living God. |