Models of God

by Sallie McFague

Book Overview

In this award-winning text, theologian Sallie McFague challenges Christians' usual speech about God as a kind of monarch. She probes instead three other possible metaphors for God-as mother, lover, and friend.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0800620518
• ISBN13: 9780800620516
• Release Date: August 1987
• Publisher: Fortress Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.77 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Breakthrough Contemporary Theology!

Sallie McFague's book excellently redefines how God should be envisioned in the current, postmodern society. McFague does an excellent job constructing a positive image of God that should be considered by any modern reader, especially one interested in the ecological crisis or the nuclear threat. Drawing upon the progress of earlier theologians in these areas, McFague has written an intense and incredibly important book for the modern era, and one that should be seriously considered by every person who is concerned about the state of the planet and of all humanity. In addition to the above positive points, McFague's book is an enticing read; it is also very thorough and scholarly in its development. Simply stated, it's a "must read."