Sallie McFague: Collected Readings

Contents

CONTENTS Introduction David B. Lott vii Bibliography xvii Prologue: A Religious Autobiography xix Part I. Part I. The Language of Theology: Parables, Metaphors, and Models The Language of Theology: Parables, Metaphors, and Models A Trial Run: Parable, Poem, and Autobiographical Story 1. 3 Parables as Metaphors 2. 17 Creeds: Models or Dogmas 3. 25 God as Mother, Lover, and Friend 4. 33 A Meditation on Exodus 33:23b 5. 61 Part II. Part II. Theology and Spirituality: Metaphorical, Ecological, and Kenotic Theology and Spirituality: Metaphorical, Ecological, and Kenotic Approaches Approaches Metaphorical Theology 6. 69 Metaphors, Models, and Concepts 7. 85 Theology of Nature: Remythologizing Christian Doctrine 8. 95 Consider the Lilies of the Field 9. 107 The Ecological Model and Christian Spirituality 10. 127 How Shall We Live? Christianity and Planetary Economics 11. 139 A Spirituality for the Whole Planet / Kenotic Theology 12. 155 Part III. Part III. Constructing Theology: God, Humans, and the World Constructing Theology: God, Humans, and the World The Christian Paradigm 13. 167 Sin: The Refusal to Accept Our Place 14. 179 Human Existence in the Spirit 15. 195 Christ and the Ecological Economic Worldview 16. 201 God and the World 17. 211 “The Dearest Freshness Deep Down Things”: The Holy Spirit and Climate Change 18. 227 v Who Are We Human Beings? 19. 241 Falling in Love with God and the World: Some Reflections on the Doctrine of God 20. 247 Index of Names and Subjects 267 vi ...