The Goldilocks God

Guy Collins

doi:10.5771/9781978713482

The Goldilocks God

Searching for the via media

1. Edition 2022

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doi.org/10.5771/9781978713482
ISBN print: 978-1-9787-1347-5
ISBN online: 978-1-9787-1348-2
Lexington, Lanham Lexington, Lanham

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Abstract

The Goldilocks God: Searching for the via media explores the fertile middle ground between toxic Christianity and militant atheism. Can Christianity be intellectually credible? Why do our past failures and breakages offer comfort and hope? How does the via media of Anglicanism offer tactics for dealing with contemporary challenges and uncertainties? Whether exploring mystic Hildegard von Bingen, strategic thinker Queen Elizabeth, or theologians Jean-Luc Marion and Sarah Coakley, readers venture into a Trinitarian Goldilocks zone of faith, hope, and love. Guy Collins makes a creative and heartfelt case for a “spiritual thermodynamics” of trial and error, promise and glory. Illuminating ancient Christian practice with cutting-edge philosophy and theology, he reveals the lifelong habits that are “just right” for encountering the mystery of God.

Schlagworte

hagiography medieval history church history anglicanism philosophical theology

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Preface
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
1–10 Introduction 1–10
11–28 The Enigma of Elizabeth 11–28
29–44 Kierkegaard’s Courage 29–44
45–60 The Science of the Soul 45–60
61–82 “It can be no disgrace to confesse wee are ignorant.” 61–82
83–98 The Antiquity of Diversity 83–98
99–114 The Promise of the God Who May Be 99–114
115–136 Forgers of Holiness 115–136
137–156 The Gift of Desire 137–156
157–174 Transfiguring Touch 157–174
175–194 Why Do We Fall? 175–194
195–212 Treasure Hidden in the Field 195–212
213–236 Love in the Goldilocks Zone 213–236
237–246 Bibliography 237–246
247–256 Index 247–256
257–258 About the Author 257–258

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