Interpreting Mythical Language in Christian Doctrine

This book addresses the mythical language that, whether recognized or not, infuses formulations of Christian doctrine, arguing that unwarranted expectations that such language expresses historical, ontological, or scientific truth obfuscates the true power of myth to mediate an engagement with mystery to an extent that other genres cannot.

List of contents

Dedication
Introduction
Chapter 1: From Mythical Motifs to Doctrinal Formulae
Chapter 2: What Do Christians Mean When They Profess their Faith through Mythical Language?
Chapter 3: From the "gods" of Myth to the Revelation of God
Chapter 4: Jesus: Theology, Theodicy, and Theoxeny
Chapter 5: Resurrection, Myth, and History
Chapter 6: In Memory of a Mother: When Poetry Becomes Doctrine
Chapter 7: Angels, Fallen Angels, and a Hermeneutical Fall
Chapter 8: The Mythic Future: Ascending, Descending, and the Depths of the Collective Unconscious
Conclusion
Bibliography
About the Author

About the author

By Alan McGill

Product details

• Authors: Alan McGill
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 22.08.2024
• EAN: 9781666955699
• ISBN: 978-1-66695-569-9
• No. of pages: 168
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; RELIGION / Christianity / General, RELIGION / Biblical Studies / General, Christianity, Criticism and exegesis of sacred texts, Biblical Studies & Exegesis