Markey, John J.

Winona, Minnesota00 Anselmo Academics, 2016.

God (Christianity) – History of doctrines

New Titles: Theology and Religious Studies

105 pages ill. ; 23 cm.

"This book provides two chapters from the forthcoming Foundations of Catholic Thought: Exploring who God Is, Who We Are, and why It Matters, by John J. Markey. The content invites students into dialogue on the billger questins in life and the impact of those questions on us as individuals ans society as a whole." -- cover, p.4

Introduction -- 1) God: Scriptural and Cultural Conceptions -- God In Film Exploring Les Miserables, Greg Zuschlag -- God In the Hebrew Scriptures -- God In the Christian Scriptures -- Hellenism -- Heresy and Orthodoxy -- The Christian Understanding of God after Nicea -- Two Approaches, One Ultimate Mystery -- god in Film Viewer Reaction To Les Miserables, Greg Zuschlag -- review Questions -- discussion Questions -- Additional Resources -- 2) God: From medieval to Contemporary Understandings -- God In Poetry Introducing "God's Grandeur," Paul J. Contino -- The Great Medieval Synthesis -- The God of the Enlightement -- The Twentieth Century: Incarnation and the Trinity -- Vatican II -- Contemporary Perspectives -- God In Poetry Is It "Both/And" or "Either/Or"? -- Review Questions -- Discussion Questions -- Additional Resources -- Conclusion

"The great question of the contemporary age is not whether God exists, but which God exists? If the reality of God pervades all aspects of human experience, then different types of knowledge can be used to explore this fundamental question. In Who is God? Catholic Perspectives through the Ages, John Markey pursues this question by combining rich theological and historical scholarship with real-world connections. Drawing on divrese sources -- from scripture and church tradtion to petry and film -- this text offers a thoughtful exploration of and engagement with Catholicism's 2,000-year-old understanding of God." -- publisher summary.