| Description |
1 online resource (xxii, 552 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
In the beginning ... paradise on the earth -- In the beginning ... God so generously loved -- So great a cloud -- The church as paradise in this world -- The portal to paradise -- The beautiful feast of life -- Gods seeing God -- Hidden treasures of wisdom -- The expulsion of paradise -- Peace by the blood of the cross -- Dying for love -- Escape routes -- Weeping encounters -- The struggle for paradise |
| Summary |
One of Publishers Weekly's Best Books of 2008 During their first millennium, Christians filled their sanctuaries with images of Christ as a living presence-as a shepherd, teacher, healer, or an enthroned god. He is serene and surrounded by lush scenes, depictions of this world as paradise. Yet once he appeared as crucified, dying was virtually all Jesus seemed able to do, and paradise disappeared from the earth. Saving Paradise turns a fascinating new lens on Christianity, from its first centuries to the present day, asking how its early vision of beauty evolved into a vision of torture, and what changes in society and theology marked that evolution. It also retrieves, for today, a life-affirming Christianity that the world sorely needs |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 425-515) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Theology -- History -- Early church, ca. 30-600.
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Theology -- History -- Middle Ages, 600-1500.
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Paradise -- Christianity -- History of doctrines
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Nature -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
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Creation.
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creating (artistic activity)
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creation (doctrinal concept)
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RELIGION -- Christianity -- General.
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RELIGION -- Christian Theology -- Systematic.
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Creation
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Nature -- Religious aspects -- Christianity
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Theology -- Early church
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Theology -- Middle Ages
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Parker, Rebecca Ann.
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| ISBN |
9780807097632 |
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0807097632 |
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