Research Catalog

Title

Majesty and meekness : a comparative study of contrast and harmony in the concept of God / John B. Carman.

Author

Carman, John Braisted.

Publication

Grand Rapids, Mich. : W.B. Eeerdmans, ©1994.

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Details

Description

ix, 453 pages; 23 cm

Alternative Title

Majesty & meekness.

Subject

• God > Attributes
• Polarity > Religious aspects
• 11.09 systematic religious studies: other
• Christendom
• Hindoeïsme
• Godsbegrip

Note

• Cover and spine title: Majesty & meekness.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

At the edge of theology -- Discovering polar attributes in diverse theologies -- Seeking understanding through comparison -- Polarities in Hindu theologies -- The many faces of Siva -- Nammalvar's hymn to Vishnu : the wonder of God's transformation -- Ramanuja's theology of Vishnu : God's supremacy and accessibility -- Pillan's commentary : harmonizing Nammalvar's hymn with Ramanuja's theology -- Amida's grace and Shinran's faith -- Interlocking polarities in the divine nature -- Polarities compared -- Approaching Christian theology through the hymnbook -- Avatar and incarnation : two conceptions of divine condescension -- God hidden and revealed : Martin Luther's theology -- Wrath and mercy, majesty and meekness : the theology and vision of Jonathan and Sarah Edwards -- Jewish experience of God's justice and mercy -- Differing conceptions of divine unity -- Hindu goddesses and the Blessed Virgin Mary -- Christian understanding of the divine Trinity -- Muslim witness to the one God -- Transcending dualities in Hindu and Christian mysticism -- The persistence of polarities -- Polarity and paradox in recent theology -- Making sense of paradox -- Questions to theologians.

ISBN

• 0802806937
• 9780802806932

LCCN

93047547

OCLC

• ocm29564295
• 29564295
• SCSB-2069700

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library