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The Fingerprints of God: Tracking the Divine Suspect Through a History of Images

by Robert Farrar Capon

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Publisher Comments:

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.

Synopsis:

Bestselling author Robert Farrar Capon uncovers God in the clues of history.

Synopsis:

How do we understand God? The Trinity? The Bible? The basic tenets of the Christian faith? Much of the time we use images to think about them - and much of the time, unfortunately, they're the wrong images.

Description:

Includes bibliographical references (p. viii-ix) and index.

Product Details

ISBN:
9780802847683
Subtitle:
Tracking the Divine Suspect Through a History of Images
Author:
Capon, Robert Farrar
Publisher:
Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
Location:
Grand Rapids, Mich. :
Subject:
Bible - Study - General
Subject:
God
Subject:
Theology - General
Subject:
Attributes
Subject:
Image of god
Subject:
Christianity - Theology - General
Subject:
Biblical Studies - General
Subject:
Christian Theology - General
Subject:
God (Christianity) - Attributes
Series Volume:
90-09
Publication Date:
June 2000
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Pages:
163
Dimensions:
904x604x51 57

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