| Narratives of a Vulnerable God Contributor(s): Placher, William (Author) |
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ISBN: 0664255345 ISBN-13: 9780664255343 Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press OUR PRICE: $35.10 Product Type: Paperback Published: July 1994 Annotation: "This is a book we urgently need!...Those who cling to the notion that theology is dull and remote must be warned away form Placher's lively prose"......Beverly R. Gaventa, Associate Professor of New Testament, Prinction Theological Seminary |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christian Theology - Christology - Religion | Theology - Religion | Christian Theology - Systematic |
| Dewey: 231.6 |
| LCCN: 93047618 |
| Physical Information: 0.56" H x 6.16" W x 9.22" (0.71 lbs) 208 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Academic - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This insightful study of how Jesus reflects God will be interesting and accessible not only to scholars but to pastors and church members. Well-known author William Placher shows that the God revealed in Jesus Christ is portrayed in the biblical narratives as a God willing to risk vulnerability in order to fully love creation. |
Contributor Bio(s): Placher, William C.: - William C. Placher was Charles D. and Elizabeth S. LaFollette Distinguished Professor in the Humanities and Chair of the Department of Philosophy and Religion at Wabash College in Crawfordsville, Indiana. He was the author or editor of a number of books including A History of Christian Theology, Jesus the Savior, and Essentials of Christian Theology, all published by WJK. |