The kindness of God : metaphor, gender, and religious language /

Fathers, sons, brothers, kings. Does the predominantly masculine symbolism of the Biblical writings exclude women or overlook the riches of their spiritual life? Janet Martin Soskice opens up the Bible's imagery for sex, gender, and kingship, by discussing its place in the central teachings of...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Soskice, Janet Martin (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Language Notes:	English.
Published:	Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007.
Subjects:	Bible > Criticism, interpretation, etc. Bible > Critique, interprétation, etc. Bible Sex role > Biblical teaching. Women > Biblical teaching. Rôle selon le sexe > Enseignement biblique. Femmes > Enseignement biblique. RELIGION > Biblical Reference > Quotations. Sex role > Biblical teaching Women > Biblical teaching Feministische Theologie Freundlichkeit Gott Gotteslehre Güte Theologie Trinitätslehre Gudsbilden > kristendom. Könsroller > religiösa aspekter > kristendom. Feministteologi. Bible / Criticism, interpretation, etc Electronic books. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Table of Contents:

Introduction
Love and Attention
Imago Dei
Creation and Relation
Calling God 'Father'
Blood and Defilement: Christology
Trinity and the 'Feminine Other'
The Kindness of God: Trinity and the Image of God in Julian of Norwich and Augustine
Friendship
Being Lovely: Eschatological Anthropology.