God Gardened East A Gardener's Meditation on the Dynamics of Genesis |
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| Author:
| Ruprecht, Louis A. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-55635-434-2 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2008 |
| Publisher: | Wipf & Stock Publishers
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $25.00 |
Book Description:
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Working within two popular genres, gardening books and biblical meditations, God Gardened East offers a meditation on the first twenty-five chapters of Genesis, emphasizing the tropes of cultivation, wandering, and "the east." Reconceived in a post-9/11 environment, Ruprecht wrestles with difficult questions about the violent legacy of monotheism and traces some of this violence back to the foundational story of Abraham and his dislocation from his homeland.
Working within two popular genres, gardening books and biblical meditations, God Gardened East offers a meditation on the first twenty-five chapters of Genesis, emphasizing the tropes of cultivation, wandering, and "the east." Reconceived in a post-9/11 environment, Ruprecht wrestles with difficult questions about the violent legacy of monotheism and traces some of this violence back to the foundational story of Abraham and his dislocation from his homeland.