Quest For The Living God: Mapping Frontiers In The Theology Of God By
Elizabeth A. Johnson (Paperback, 2011)

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Concerned with new frontiers in our understanding of God this book aims to spread the light of theological knowledge 'ever ancient ever new' ' Since the middle of the twentieth century' writes Elizabeth Johnson 'there has been a renaissance of new insights into God in the Christian tradition On different continents under pressure from historical events & social conditions people of faith have glimpsed the living God in fresh ways It is not that a wholly different God is discovered from the One believed in by previous generations Christian faith does not believe in a new God but finding itself in new situations seeks the presence of God there Aspects long-forgotten are brought into new relationships with current events & the depths of divine compassion are appreciated in ways not previously imagined' This book sets out the fruit of these discoveries The first chapter describes Johnson's point of departure & the rules of engagement with each succeeding chapter distilling a discrete idea of God Featured are transcendental political liberation feminist black Hispanic inter religious & ecological theologies ending with the particular Christian idea of the one God as Trinity