Wipf and Stock, Date: 2010-09-01. Paperback. Like New. 2010. Wipf and Stock ISBN 1608999211 9781608999217 [US]

Wipf and Stock, 9/1/Date: 2010. Paperback. New book. Previously published by Baker Books, 1995. This item is at our location in Eugene, Oregon. 2010. Wipf and Stock ISBN 1608999211 9781608999217 [US]

Paperback / softback. New. ISBN 1608999211 9781608999217 [GB]

ISBN10: 1608999211, ISBN13: 9781608999217, [publisher: Wipf And Stock] Softcover nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - The Goddess Revival is a Christianity Today Book Award Winner, 1996.''All of the authors are clearly sympathetic to the problems women have faced in the church throughout its history. They empathize with women who shun the patriarchal oppression of their churches to turn to goddess spirituality. They are also solidly grounded in the Scriptures, Christian theology and church history. They recognize the bondage imposed by goddess worship. This book presents a scholarly and clear consideration of the issues involved and builds a strong case for Christianity as the most woman-friendly alternative.While providing a comprehensive study of goddess spirituality and examining the roots of the movement, the authors focus primarily on God and the way people have understood God through the centuries--in both paganism and the Judeo-Christian tradition--as both male and female. They demonstrate how the uniqueness of God contrasts with the multiplicity of gods and goddesses in pagan spiritualities, while comparing the values in both traditions that are similar (that is, a search for what is good, inner empowerment, unity, positive social change). In the process of building a clear Christian theology, they gently counter the arguments of their pagan opponents. In the end, the reader is left with a glorious picture of the one true ...
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