God
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God

A New Biography

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eBook - ePub

God

A New Biography

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In this elegant new book, the sequel to his earlier, much praised treatment of the Devil, Philip Almond reveals that - whether in Judaism, Christianity or Islam - God is seen to be at once utterly beyond our world yet at the same earnestly desiring to be at one with it. In the Christian chapter of this story the paradox arguably reaches its improbable zenith: in the fragile form of a human being the infinite became finite, the eternal temporal. The way these and other metaphysical tensions have been understood is, the author demonstrates, the key to unlocking the entire history of religion in the West. Expertly placing the narrative of divine presence within the wider history of ideas, Almond suggests that the notion of a deity has been the single greatest conundrum of medieval and modern civilization. In this rich, nuanced appraisal, 'God' is shown to be more complex and fascinating than ever before.

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Publisher
I.B. Tauris
Year
2018
ISBN
9781838608637
Edition
1
Topic
Theology & Religion
Subtopic
Religious Biographies

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Dedication
  4. Contents
  5. List of Plates
  6. Acknowledgements
  7. Prologue
  8. 1. The Transcendent God
  9. 2. The God–man
  10. 3. The God Within
  11. 4. The God of Reason and Revelation
  12. 5. The God of Wrath, Mercy and Justice
  13. 6. The Designer God
  14. 7. The known and Unknown God
  15. Epilogue: An Agnostic Spirituality
  16. Notes
  17. Bibliography
  18. Index
  19. Plates
  20. eCopyright