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That Which Is God

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How had we best conceptualize that dimension of reality that humanity has hitherto called “God”? For those of us concerned with theology, or who have a marked spirituality, this question must be quite fundamental. Given that I am by trade a systematic theologian, it is this that I shall address.

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© 2009 Gillian Howie and J’annine Jobling

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Hampson, D. (2009). That Which Is God. In: Howie, G., Jobling, J. (eds) Women and the Divine. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-137-12074-8_9

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