The Cathedral of the World: A Universalist Theology - Hardcover

Church, Forrest

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0807073237 ISBN 13: 9780807073230

Publisher: Beacon Pr, 2009

Synopsis

The culmination of the spiritual thought of a preeminent liberal theologian In the spring of 2008, Forrest Church wrote what he believed would be his final work, Love & Death. One year and an experimental cancer treatment later, this beloved minister and acclaimed author has been blessed with the opportunity to create one more book. Choosing as his topic the one loose end in his remarkable oeuvre, Church has drawn from the entire span of his life's work to hammer out a clear statement of his universalist theology and liberal faith. Recasting public addresses, adapted book chapters, articles, and several previously unpublished pieces into a single argument, The Cathedral of the World is Church's answer to the divisive global trend toward competing fundamentalisms. In a society in which religion has been hijacked by the Religious Right and ridiculed by the secular Left, Church gives new voice to the power of liberal religion, openhearted and open-minded, humble and awestruck. He invites all seekers to enter the Cathedral of the World, where there are many windows but only one Light.

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Review:

"Church is a towering public intellectual and the leading universalist philosopher of his generation. This last testament to his prophetic thought and witness is a gift of faith, hope, and love to us all!" --Cornel West, author of Race Matters

"An essential read for anyone interested in liberal religion." --Publishers Weekly

"A complete expression of [Church's] liberal theology."
--William Grimes, New York Times

"The Cathedral of the World sums up in a dramatic and powerful way the work of one of America's most gifted clergymen. Forrest Church has lived his theology as well as proclaimed it. Ours is a better world because he did."
--Bishop John Shelby Spong, author of Jesus for the Non-Religious

"Church challenges us to see the light shining through the many windows of the cathedral of the world and to be receptive to the mysteries which abound in our lives . . . [A] fine compilation."
--Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice

"[Church] reminds us in so many words how lucky he and we are to be in the hands of a lovingly liberal God . . . This [book] feels like a swinging wide open of the doors of a dusty house and a letting in of sunshine and fresh air."
--Booklist

About the Author:

Forrest Church served almost three decades as senior minister and is now minister of public theology of All Souls Unitarian Church in New York City. He has written or edited twenty-five books, including Love & Death (Beacon / 7297-4 / $15.00 pb).

About this edition

• Publisher: Beacon Pr
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0807073237
• ISBN 13: 9780807073230
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 193