Speaking of Gods in Figure and Narrative

By Deeanne Westbrook

Book Overview

Introduction: The Mirror of Heaven In the Beginning: Time and the Figurative Forms of Creation End-Times and Doom-Eagerness The Power and the Glory: Divine Combatants, Heavenly Hosts, and Holy War All in the Family: The Secret Sex Lives of Gods Fathers and Sons: Violence and Sacrifice Look Who's Talking-and Writing: The Language of Heaven The Great Figures Life and Death: Dualism and Divine Judgment The Ways of God to Men: Belief, Preordination, Predestination, Rewards and Punishments, Spiritual Economics Prophecy and Plot: The Making of the Hero and the Villain Prayer, Praise, and the War Plot Holy Madness Reflections

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349291013
• ISBN13: 9781349291014
• Release Date: February 2011
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 249 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"