Now, I'm all for the general push of this article. I'm all for moving away from aggressive, fury laden images of an all powerful God that is angry at us and wants to kill us. However, the author still hasn't really said anything--or even defined what she's talking about. She's "Undefined" God by actually "Redefining" God. And in fact, she has redefined God in one of the few terms that God has defined himself to begin with!
So, sure, I'm still all for a popular reconfiguration of how we understand God to be in his very nature. The God who did not choose to remain hidden from creation, but chose to reveal himself and redeem his creation. The God who revealed himself on the cross: Immanuel--God with us and God for us.
I also find it interesting that she concludes the article by saying, "The pain and anger can be replaced with peace and mercy, but only when we agree on His definition."
Yet she doesn't say where we get this definition of God from, save maybe C.S. Lewis's account of Aslan. I find myself wondering if she's said anything at all......which, unfortunately, seems to be something I find myself saying about 1 in every 5 times I hear a pomo Christian talk. Anyone else?
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