{"product_id":"the-face-of-the-deep-9780415256490","title":"The Face of the Deep","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a groundbreaking, highly original work of postmodern feminist theology from one of the most important authors in the field. \u003cem\u003eThe Face of the Deep\u003c\/em\u003e deconstructs the Christian doctrine of creation which claims that a transcendent Lord unilaterally created the universe out of nothing. Catherine Keller's impassioned, graceful meditation develops an alternative representation of the cosmic creative process, drawing upon Hebrew myths of creation, from chaos, and engaging with the political and the mystical, the literary and the scientific, the sexual and the racial.\u003cbr\u003eAs a landmark work of immense significance for Jewish and Christian theology, gender studies, literature, philosophy and ecology, \u003cem\u003eThe Face of the Deep\u003c\/em\u003e takes our originary story to a new horizon, rewriting the starting point for Western spiritual discourse.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Keller offers a challenging contribution to a wide range of contemporary thinkers and concerns ... this book succeeds in articulating a spirited return for the becoming of theology.'\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003cem\u003eReviews in Religion and Theology\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Face of the deep is a tour de force. Written in her own inimitable style ... Keller's profound meditations lure the reader toward a creative transformation of self and society.'\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003cem\u003eReview of Biblical Literature Newsletter\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'The book is splendid, impressive, shimmering with the complexity and depth of her best work ... my experience of reading it has been one of great insight. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eFacing the Deep\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e is one of the most important and powerful reconstructive Christian theologies of our time.'\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003cem\u003eInterpretation - NOT YET PUBLISHED (09\/07\/04) CHECK BEFORE USING\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e' ... Keller has written an intelligent, creative and thought-provoking book in which she is inspired by fresh approaches to biblical studies to reconstruct Jewish and Christian traditions from the margins of their texts.'\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003cem\u003eYearbook of the European Society of Women in Theological Research\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Keller offers a challenging contribution to a wide range of contemporary thinkers and concerns ... this book succeeds in articulating a spirited return for the becoming of theology.'\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003cem\u003eReviews in Religion and Theology\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Face of the deep is a tour de force. Written in her own inimitable style ... Keller's profound meditations lure the reader toward a creative transformation of self and society.'\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003cem\u003eReview of Biblical Literature Newsletter\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface. Part One - The Question of Creation 1. Mystery of the Missing Chaos 2. 'Floods of Truth': Sex, Love and Loathing of the Deep. Part Two - Orthodoxies of Nothing 3.'The Tears of Achamoth': Fathers \u003cem\u003eEx Nihilo\u003c\/em\u003e 4. 'Mother Most Dear': Augustine's Dark Secrets 5. 'The Sterile Waters'; Barth's Nothingness that is. Part Three - Monsters of Hermeneutics 6. The Sea of Heteroglossia: The Return of the Biblical Chaos 7. 'Recesses of the Deep' Job's Comi-cosmic Epiphany 8. Leviathanic Revelations': Melville's Hermenautical Journey. Part Four - Creatio Ex Profundis 9.Bottomless Surface: \u003cem\u003eWhen In Beginning \u003c\/em\u003e 10. The Pluri-Singularity of Creation \u003cem\u003ecreated God\u003c\/em\u003e 11. Strange Attractions: \u003cem\u003eformless And Void\u003c\/em\u003e 12. Docta Ignorantia: \u003cem\u003eDarkness on the Face\u003c\/em\u003e 13. Ocean of Divinity: \u003cem\u003edeep\u003c\/em\u003e 14. Pneumatic Foam: \u003cem\u003eSpirit Vibrating\u003c\/em\u003e _\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51018123280727,"sku":"9780415256490","price":39.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780415256490.jpg?v=1750775707","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-face-of-the-deep-9780415256490","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}