The Fingerprints of God: Tracking the Divine Suspect Through a History of Images

Capon, Mr. Robert Farrar

ISBN 10: 0802847684 / ISBN 13: 9780802847683

Published by Wm. B. Eerdmans-Lightning Source, Grand Rapids, 2000

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Slight coverwear. Small owner address label on front cover and fep. Owner name in ink neatly at top of title page. 163 pages, clean text. Size: Trade Paperback.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Fingerprints of God: Tracking the Divine Suspect Through a History of Images
• Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans-Lightning Source, Grand Rapids
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0802847684
• ISBN 13: 9780802847683
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: First Printing.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Book Type: Book

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Synopsis

In The Fingerprints of God best-selling author Robert Farrar Capon takes readers on a sleuthing project, using his own uniquely developed history of images to find evidence of the Divine Suspect in our midst." "Capon first explores various images that prompt proper talk about God and the nature of Scripture. The Bible, he says, is the mystery story of God's hidden presence as the Divine Suspect behind all history. Capon discusses the misuse of Scripture due to literalist interpretation, looks at the ways Christ has suffered at the hands of human image-makers, and proposes a novel understanding of salvation history that clarifies the proper roles of Scripture, the Holy Spirit, and Jesus." "In the second part of the book Capon turns his magnifying glass on major thinkers from church history - Irenaeus, Athanasius, Anselm, Luther, Melanchthon, Calvin, Julian of Norwich, and others - pointing out both the strong and the weak images they have produced. Throughout the centuries, Capon sees God as the "Divine Bowler" trying to knock down the faulty "pins" of ideas that have been set up in the lanes of religious history, while also disclosing himself in profound and powerful ways.

About the Author

Robert Farrar Capon (1925-2013) was an Episcopal priest and prolific author. Over the course of his career, he held a variety of roles, including parish priest at Christ Church in Port Jefferson, dean of the George Mercer Jr. Memorial School of Theology, assistant to the rector at St. Luke's Church in East Hampton, and canon theologian to the Episcopal Bishop of Long Island. His many books included The Supper of the Lamb, The Fingerprints of God, and The Foolishness of Preaching.