God in Us: A Case for Christian Humanism (Societas)
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| Rating | : | 4.44 (930 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0907845177 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 78 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-12-21 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Freeman read chemistry and then theology at Oxford University and was ordained in 1972. "When God In Us" was first published in 1993 he was dismissed from his parish for contravening church teaching, but he remains a priest in the Church of England.
Following the example of the Old Testament prophets and the first-century Christians it overturns received ideas about God. This new updated edition includes a foreword by Bishop John Shelby Spong and an afterword from the author.. God is not an invisible person 'out there' somewhere, but lives in the human heart and mind as 'the sum of all our values and ideals' guiding and inspiring our lives. God In Us is a radical representation of the Christian faith for the 21st century
I am drawn deeply to the integrity of his personal struggle Those who are familiar with my work must surely know that I come to quite different conclusions. I find myself admiring his courage, his honesty and his incredible willingness to be vulnerable. "This discussion must help both believers and enquirers to a deeper understanding of their religious impulses." (Epworth Review) "A brave and very well-written book." (The Freethinker) "Anthony Freeman is asking exactly the questions that the Christianity of the twenty-first century needs to be asking. Yet Anthony Freeman's is a life we need to honour, and a message we need to hear." (John Shelby Spong, author 'Christianity Must Change or Die') "Brilliantly lucid, clear, common-sense and to-the-point style." (Philosophy Now)
"An exciting glimpse of the future of Christianity" according to Bruce Robinson. Throughout history, there have been many concepts of the supernatural. In ancient times, the Gods and Goddesses resembled humans with special powers. More recently, they were all-powerful beings in charge of a defined geographical area. Still more recently, God has been visualized as an omniscient, omnipotent, omnipresent, omnibeneficient spirit, in spite of the logical contradictions that these attributes generate. Freeman has taken the next step, towards a God who is n. "Provocative!" according to BillAdams. Anthony Freeman is a de-frocked Anglican priest. Why did he get the boot? Maybe it's because he dared to say what many people already suspect, that God is not "out there," in heaven, outside of history, distant, aloof, and silent, but "in here," alive and present. Does Anthony believe in God or doesn't he? The church said no, and he had to go. He says yes. It depends how you understand God. He presents his reasoning in this brief, but provocative gem.. "Great book to stimulate one's "inner spiritual thinker"." according to Barbara Auten. I, like Spong, have some difficulty buying into Freeman's "no objective God" concepts. But his writing has me pondering, so I'll keep doing so.