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Imagining God / Kathryn A. Johnson
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Johnson, Kathryn A. (Research professor), author.
- Series:
- Cambridge elements. Elements in the psychology of religion
- Cambridge elements. Elements in the psychology of religion, 2753-6866
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- God--Corporeality.
- God.
- Image of God.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2026
- Summary:
- "Introduces the topic of God representations in monotheistic traditions. Section 2 examines belief in the authoritarian (e.g., controlling and punishing) and benevolent (e.g., helping and forgiving) attributes of God as a person-like being. The discussion is expanded in Section 3 to include abstract representations (e.g., the Universe, Nature, and negative theology). Section 4 describes measures used to assess people's beliefs about God and presents survey data of group differences in beliefs about God as authoritarian and benevolent. Section 5 addresses the under-studied question: where is God? Representations of God do not exist in a vacuum, and Section 6 explores the cognitive building blocks, life circumstances, worldviews, and personal motivations that can inform diverse God representations. Finally, Section 7 concludes with an overview of some of the antecedents and outcomes of God representations surveyed in this Element and how they relate to various ways of thinking about, relating to, and imagining God"-- Cambridge Core
- Contents:
- God as a person-like being
- Abstract God representations
- Assessing God representations
- The where-being of God
- Imagining God
- Antecedents and outcomes of a concept
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references
- Online resource; title from PDF title page (Cambridge Core, viewed June 8, 2026)
- Other Format:
- Print version: Johnson, Kathryn A. (Research professor) Imagining God
- ISBN:
- 9781009527842
- 1009527843
- 9781009527859
- 1009527851
- OCLC:
- 1578773142
- Publisher Number:
- CIPO000371126
- CIPO000381716
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license
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