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Calling God "Father" : essays on the Bible, fatherhood, and culture / John W. Miller.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Paulist Press, ©1999.Edition: [2nd ed.]Description: 1 online resource (xviii, 195 pages)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9781616437411
  • 1616437413
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Print version:: Calling God "Father".DDC classification:
  • 231/.1 22
LOC classification:
  • BT153.F3 M55 1999eb
Other classification:
  • online - EBSCO
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Contents:
Introduction: Problem and overview -- Part I: Theoretical considerations -- Origins of the Father-involved family -- Male-centered reproductive biology and the dynamics of Biblical patriarchy -- Part II: God as Father in Biblical tradition -- God as Father in the Bible and the Father Image in several contemporary Ancient Near Eastern myths: a comparison -- Depatriarchalizing God in Biblical interpretation: a critique -- Part III: Human Fathering in Biblical Tradition -- New modes of human fathering (Hebrew Scriptures) -- New modes of human fathering (New Testament Scriptures) -- Part IV: Contemporary Issues -- The Contemporary fathering crisis: the Bible and research psychology -- In defense of monotheistic Father religion -- The Refutation of the "Father" in God in feminist theologies at the end of the twentieth century: analysis and critique -- Conclusion -- Which way ahead? (A few modest proposals).
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eBook eBook Biblioteca "Angelicum" Pont. Univ. S.Tommaso d'Aquino Nuvola online online - EBSCO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Online access Not for loan (Accesso limitato) Accesso per gli utenti autorizzati / Access for authorized users (ebsco)587415

Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-190) and index.

Introduction: Problem and overview -- Part I: Theoretical considerations -- Origins of the Father-involved family -- Male-centered reproductive biology and the dynamics of Biblical patriarchy -- Part II: God as Father in Biblical tradition -- God as Father in the Bible and the Father Image in several contemporary Ancient Near Eastern myths: a comparison -- Depatriarchalizing God in Biblical interpretation: a critique -- Part III: Human Fathering in Biblical Tradition -- New modes of human fathering (Hebrew Scriptures) -- New modes of human fathering (New Testament Scriptures) -- Part IV: Contemporary Issues -- The Contemporary fathering crisis: the Bible and research psychology -- In defense of monotheistic Father religion -- The Refutation of the "Father" in God in feminist theologies at the end of the twentieth century: analysis and critique -- Conclusion -- Which way ahead? (A few modest proposals).

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