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The Kindness of God: Metaphor, Gender, and Religious Language, a book by Janet Martin Soskice on our kinship relationship to God, is explored through interpretations of biblical texts and careful readings of patristic, medieval and modern Christian traditions to flesh out the theological impications...

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Published inTheology Today Vol. 66; no. 4; pp. 531 - 534
Main Author McDougall, Joy Ann
Format Book Review Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London, England SAGE Publications 01.01.2010
Theology Today
Subjects
Bible
Biblical studies
Gender
Gender studies
Historical text analysis
Interpersonal relations
Metaphor
Religious language
Theology
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Summary:The Kindness of God: Metaphor, Gender, and Religious Language, a book by Janet Martin Soskice on our kinship relationship to God, is explored through interpretations of biblical texts and careful readings of patristic, medieval and modern Christian traditions to flesh out the theological impications of human beings' kinship with God.
ISSN:0040-5736
2044-2556
DOI:10.1177/004057361006600421