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A Theology of the Presence and Absence of God

Anthony J. Godzieba · 2018

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In a consumer-driven and technologized world, can we still experience the mystery of God? This book answers yes by exploring the rich resources of the Christian tradition of thinking and speaking about God. Focusing on God's dialectical character -- divine availability ("presence") and divine excess ("absence") -- and the belief that "God is love" (1 John 4:16), professor Anthony J. Godzieba tracks how God became a problem in Western culture, then responds by showing how human experience is open to divine transcendence and how that openness encounters the revelation of God as Trinity. The book's contemporary edge comes from its insistence that belief as embodied performance is the most authentic way to participate in the mystery of God's love, which is "the answer to the mystery of the world and human beings" (Walter Kasper).

Book details

Year
2018
Language
English
Publisher
Liturgical Press Academic
Editions
3
Pages
340
ISBN
9780814663585

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