Heyward directly addresses our vulnerability to terror, especially its religious and political aspects. Examining six images of God, the author locates an authentic religious response in a healthy balancing of God-images, while religiously motivated violence stems from absolutist theories that fix on only one image of an inexhaustible deity. Stressing mutuality and openness, Heyward sketches a creative Christian response to violence, terror, and war.
Language
English
Pages
110
Format
Paperback
Release
September 01, 2002
ISBN 13
9780829815177
God in the Balance: Christian Spirituality in Times of Terror
Heyward directly addresses our vulnerability to terror, especially its religious and political aspects. Examining six images of God, the author locates an authentic religious response in a healthy balancing of God-images, while religiously motivated violence stems from absolutist theories that fix on only one image of an inexhaustible deity. Stressing mutuality and openness, Heyward sketches a creative Christian response to violence, terror, and war.