| The Fingerprints of God: Tracking the Divine Suspect Through a History of Images Contributor(s): Capon, Robert Farrar (Author) |
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ISBN: 0802847684 ISBN-13: 9780802847683 Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company OUR PRICE: $17.55 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 2000 Annotation: Capon takes readers on a fascinating sleuthing project, developing a history of images to find evidence of the Divine Suspect in readers' midsts. Novel, wise and entertaining, "The Fingerprints of God" offers an engaging presentation of faith and the host of images that either strengthen or erode it. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christian Theology - General - Religion | Biblical Studies - General |
| Dewey: 231.4 |
| LCCN: 00035469 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (0.60 lbs) 180 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Mainline - Religious Orientation - Catholic - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In The Fingerprints of God best-selling author Robert Farrar Capon takes readers on a sleuthing project, using his own uniquely developed history of images to find evidence of the Divine Suspect in our midst." "Capon first explores various images that prompt proper talk about God and the nature of Scripture. The Bible, he says, is the mystery story of God's hidden presence as the Divine Suspect behind all history. Capon discusses the misuse of Scripture due to literalist interpretation, looks at the ways Christ has suffered at the hands of human image-makers, and proposes a novel understanding of salvation history that clarifies the proper roles of Scripture, the Holy Spirit, and Jesus." "In the second part of the book Capon turns his magnifying glass on major thinkers from church history - Irenaeus, Athanasius, Anselm, Luther, Melanchthon, Calvin, Julian of Norwich, and others - pointing out both the strong and the weak images they have produced. Throughout the centuries, Capon sees God as the "Divine Bowler" trying to knock down the faulty "pins" of ideas that have been set up in the lanes of religious history, while also disclosing himself in profound and powerful ways. |