The divine image :
McFarland, Ian A. 1963-
The divine image : envisioning the invisible God / Ian A. McFarland. - Minneapolis : Fortress Press, c2005. - ix, 214 p. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 169-209) and index.
The image of God as a theological problem -- The ambiguity of images -- The image of God in Christ -- The image of God in human beings : developing protocols of discernment -- Discernment as communal discipline : the protocols of service -- Discernment as personal discipline : the protocols of chastity -- Discernment in ecclesial formation : the sacraments as protocols -- Seeing the divine image. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
"Theologian Ian McFarland claims that Christians have mainly misappropriated the "image of God" language for 2,000 years and thereby missed a vital resource for our knowledge of God." "Rather than referring to some germinal divine element in humans, such as reason, McFarland claims that the image of God in us tells us something about God's characteristics and how we know them. It tells us that God, though not identical with us, communicates God's own self to us in creative love. This communication offers precious clues about God's transcendence, immanence, triune life, self-disclosure, incarnation, and intentions for human life."--BOOK JACKET.
0800637623 (alk. paper)
2005024277
GBA575566 bnb
013287861 Uk
Image of God.
BT103 / .M34 2005
233/.5
The divine image : envisioning the invisible God / Ian A. McFarland. - Minneapolis : Fortress Press, c2005. - ix, 214 p. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 169-209) and index.
The image of God as a theological problem -- The ambiguity of images -- The image of God in Christ -- The image of God in human beings : developing protocols of discernment -- Discernment as communal discipline : the protocols of service -- Discernment as personal discipline : the protocols of chastity -- Discernment in ecclesial formation : the sacraments as protocols -- Seeing the divine image. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
"Theologian Ian McFarland claims that Christians have mainly misappropriated the "image of God" language for 2,000 years and thereby missed a vital resource for our knowledge of God." "Rather than referring to some germinal divine element in humans, such as reason, McFarland claims that the image of God in us tells us something about God's characteristics and how we know them. It tells us that God, though not identical with us, communicates God's own self to us in creative love. This communication offers precious clues about God's transcendence, immanence, triune life, self-disclosure, incarnation, and intentions for human life."--BOOK JACKET.
0800637623 (alk. paper)
2005024277
GBA575566 bnb
013287861 Uk
Image of God.
BT103 / .M34 2005
233/.5