Calling God "Father"
Subtitle: Essays on the Bible, Fatherhood and Culture
Edition: 2nd edition
Publisher: Paulist Press
Published: November 1999
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 208
ISBN-13: 9780809138975
Subjects: Nature & existence of God; Parenting - Fatherhood; Fatherhood (Christian theology; Roman Catholic Doctrinal Theology (General); Religion - Theology; O.T.; Religion; God; Fatherhood (Christian theology); Christian Life - Men's Issues; Christian Theology - Anthropology; Biblical teaching; General; Theology; Bible; Bible.; Fatherhood
First sentence: Previously taken for granted or even eulogized, the Bible's focus on fathers is now regarded by many as patriarchal and sexist.
Description: "Calling God "Father" seeks to address significant omissions and distortions in the current critique of biblical patriarchy and to indicate how the Bible fostered and might continue to support a high culture of fathering."--BOOK JACKET.