The character of God : recovering the lost literary power of American Protestantism / Thomas E. Jenkins.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jenkins, Thomas E., 1962- author.

Series:

Religion in America series.

Oxford scholarship online.

Religion in America series

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

God--Attributes--History of doctrines--19th century.

God.

Christianity and literature--United States--History--19th century.

Christianity and literature.

Protestant churches--United States--Doctrines--History--19th century.

Protestant churches.

God--Attributes--History of doctrines--20th century.

Christianity and literature--United States--History--20th century.

Protestant churches--United States--Doctrines--History--20th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (283 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York ; Oxford University Press, 2023.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Jenkins maintains that theology became boring because the depiction of God as a character became boring, fashioned according to theologians' notions of character, derived from contemporary literature. He considers why this was problematic.

Contents:

Contents; 1 Introduction: Character Styles; 2 The Problem of God's Anger; 3 Serenity and Torment; 4 Sympathy and Alienation; 5 Vitality and Anger; 6 Love in the Trinity; 7 Desire and Disgust; 8 Modernism and Literature; 9 The Social Gospel and Its Critics; 10 The Limitations of Political Theology; 11 Prospects; Notes; Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Previously issued in print: 1997.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-261) and index.

Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.

ISBN:

0-19-773852-4

1-280-45360-5

0-19-535469-9

0-585-25410-9

OCLC:

476012809