{"product_id":"models-of-god-9780800620516","title":"Models of God","description":"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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMcFague, Sallie:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSallie McFague\u003c\/b\u003ewas the Carpenter Professor of Theology at VanderbiltDivinity School, where she taught for thirty years. She is now Distinguished Theologian in Residence at the Vancouver School of Theology in Vancouver, British Columbia. Among her many influential works, all from Fortress Press, are: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eLife Abundant: Rethinking Theology and Economy for a Planet in Peril\u003c\/i\u003e (2000)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eSuper, Natural Christians: How We Should Love Nature\u003c\/i\u003e (1997)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Body of God: An Ecological Theology\u003c\/i\u003e (1993)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eModels of God: Theology for an Ecological, Nuclear Age\u003c\/i\u003e (1987), which received the American Academy of Religion's Award for Excellence\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eMetaphorical Theology: Models of God in Religious Language\u003c\/i\u003e (1982)\u003c\/p\u003eSallie McFague is a prominent figure among the growing number of theologians who have been attempting to rethink the Christian understanding of God's and humanity's place in the physical world.\u003cp\u003e-\u003ci\u003eChronicle of Higher Education\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe power of McFague's work is in its ability to speak to the American Protestant mainstream, challenging Christians with models of God that reflect both ecological sensitivity and concern for justice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Sharon Welch, Harvard Divinity School \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Augsburg Fortress Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50413044400402,"sku":"9780800620516","price":30.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_de8976e2-07e2-47c5-9de6-d6d97ef0be6e.jpg?v=1729341933","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/models-of-god-9780800620516","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}