Naming God
Naming God Generations of Christians, Janet Soskice demonstrates, once knew God and Christ by hundreds of remarkable names. In her much-anticipated new book, Soskice argues that contemporary…
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Naming God
Generations of Christians, Janet Soskice demonstrates, once knew God and Christ by hundreds of remarkable names. In her much-anticipated new book, Soskice argues that contemporary understandings of divinity could be transformed by a return to a venerable analogical tradition of divine naming. These included the appellations 'Messiah', 'Emmanuel', 'Alpha', 'Omega', 'Eternal', 'All-Powerful', 'Lamb', 'Lion', 'Goat', 'One', 'Word', 'Serpent' and 'Bridegroom'.
However, during the sixteenth century Descartes moved from 'naming' to 'defining' God via a series of metaphysical attributes. These ancient titles - drawn from scripture - were chanted and sung, crafted and invoked (in polyphony and plainsong) as they were woven into the worship of the faithful. This made God a thing among things: a being amongst beings.
For the author, reclaiming divine naming is not only overdue. It can also
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