A God worthy of belief Sr. Elizabeth Johnson, distinguished professor of theology at Fordham Universtiy, talks with Tom fox about her new book, Quest for the Living God Mapping the Frontiers in the Theology of God. Of this book, Roberto S. Goizueta, Associate Professor of Theology, Boston College, wrote, "Karl Rahner had an abiding concern that much of Christian theology presented God ‘unworthy of belief.' Here Johnson has given us a God truly worthy of our belief, fidelity, and love. Every word breathes with the author's own deep love of God, the church, and the world." http://ncrcafe.org 2008 National Catholic Reporter en-us Mon, 16 Jun 2008 08:00:03 -0500 dcoday@ncronline.org Thu, 24 Apr 2008 14:44:11 -0500 FeedForAll v2.0 (2.0.0.4) http://www.feedforall.com NCR Podcast - Elizabeth Johnson and The Quest for the Living God Sr. Elizabeth Johnson, distinguished professor of theology at Fordham Universtiy, talks with Tom fox about her new book, Quest for the Living God Mapping the Frontiers in the Theology of God. Of this book, Roberto S. Goizueta, Associate Professor of Theology, Boston College, wrote, "Karl Rahner had an abiding concern that much of Christian theology presented God ‘unworthy of belief.' Here Johnson has given us a God truly worthy of our belief, fidelity, and love. Every word breathes with the author's own deep love of God, the church, and the world." Tom Fox National Catholic Reporter dcoday@ncronline.org Prayer, women in church, Rahner, Elizabeth Johnson no no http://ncrnews.org/ncrpodcasts/graphics/ejohnson.jpg http://ncrcafe.org Elizabeth Johnson 120 161 Tom Fox asks, What are the ground rules for the journey of this quest to recognize the living God? Johnson names three: 1) God is an ineffable, incomprehensible mystery and we can never wrap our minds around the fullness of who God. 2) Therefore, every word we use to speak about God is metaphorical, symbolic or analogical. It always means that and more. 3) Therefore, we need many words, many names, many images, many adjectives for God. Each adds to the richness and texture and the greatness of what we mean when we say "God." http://ncrnews.org/ncrpodcasts/ejohnson_episode1_highspeed_option.mp3 dcoday@ncronline.org Prayer, women in church, Rahner, Elizabeth Johnson http://ncrcafe.org F6C566CA-020A-4D37-812C-3427E53871E9 Thu, 24 Apr 2008 14:48:13 -0500 NCR cafe "In the book of Exodus, when the slaves are in dire straits in Egypt, it's interesting that the God of Abraham does not identify with Pharaoh, which most deities do identify with the one in power, but instead chose the slaves as a very dear treasure," Johnson tells Fox. "That is the way God acts in the world when people are in oppressed suffering. Rather than siding with the oppressor, God is with the oppressed in order to liberate them." http://ncrnews.org/ncrpodcasts/ejohnson_episode2_highspeed_option.mp3 dcoday@ncronline.org Prayer, women in church, Rahner, Elizabeth Johnson http://ncrcafe.org 82045B9A-A36F-4555-AC5E-FAAFC7949265 Thu, 24 Apr 2008 14:46:24 -0500 NCR cafe