Stephen Cherry

God-Curious (eBook, ePUB)

Exploring Eternal Questions

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

In a world where religion refuses to expire, two responses predominate. The first, to retrench within the certainties of one's native or adopted faith, questioning nothing; the second, to sneer and snarl from the secular side-lines. Here, Stephen Cherry offers a third alternative for religious believer, agnostic, and atheist alike - to engage with the study of theology.

Confessing himself to be a reluctant theologian, Cherry puts forward three positive reasons why more people should take theology seriously - because it's fascinating, fun and important. He suggests that genuine theology is the antidote to fundamentalism, contrasts the theological approaches of Jesus of Nazareth and Richard Dawkins, introduces some of the biggest puzzles unravelled by theology, and reviews the history of the subject in fewer than 20 tweets.

Drawing people at all stages of life into a more serious engagement with the riches, delights and fun of theology, it is a book for any who find themselves to be a little God-curious.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 128
• Altersempfehlung: ab 16 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Februar 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781784504731
• Artikelnr.: 47703963

Autorenporträt

The Revd Dr Stephen Cherry is the Dean of King's College Cambridge and an active writer and speaker on Christian spirituality and practical theology. He was previously a Residentiary Canon of Durham Cathedral and Director of Ministerial Development and Parish Support for the diocese of Durham.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Confessions of a Reluctant Theologian. 2. In the Beginning. 3. Why Study
Theology?. 4. Jesus of Nazareth and Richard Dawkins. 5. The Antidote to
Fundamentalism. 6. Philosophy and Theology - A Platonic Relationship. 7.
The Joy of Words. 8. A History of Theology in Fewer Than Twenty Tweets. 9.
Pictures, Poetry and God. 10. The Company of Theologians.