Naming God

Generations of Christians, Janet Soskice demonstrates, once knew God and Christ by hundreds of remarkable names. These included the appellations ''Messiah'', ''Emmanuel'', ''Alpha'', ''Omega'', ''Eternal'', ''All-Powerful'', ''Lamb'', ''Lion'', ''Goat'', ''One'', ''Word'', ''Serpent'' and ''Bridegroom''. In her much-anticipated new book, Soskice argues that contemporary understandings of divinity ...