A Metaphorical God: An Abecedary of Images for God (Prayerbooks)
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Summary
This 133-page prayerbook by Gail Ramshaw approaches God through metaphor and image, organized as an abecedary. It suits readers drawn to reflective, language-centered devotional reading.
Why this book now
Its focus on how metaphor shapes prayer offers a timely pause for examining the images we use for God.
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Good fit if you want...
- You enjoy contemplative writing about religious language.
- You prefer devotional books organized around images and metaphor.
- When you like moral complexity, the author stays focused on texture and place.
- You want a narrative with characters and plot.
- You prefer systematic theology or extended doctrinal argument.
- You are specifically hunting for the newest framing rather than a backlist perspective.
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Exact edition: Edition shown · ISBN-13 9781568540719
Worth buying if: You enjoy contemplative writing about religious language.
Skip it if: You want a narrative with characters and plot.
Check Amazon for the current price and availability of this exact edition.
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Reading commitment
Quick Easy to move through
At 133 pages, this is a compact book suited to brief, thoughtful reading rather than a long study project.
What stands out here
This 1995 edition from Liturgy Training Publications presents the book as a concise prayerbook for exploring images of God.
Best way to approach it
Read it slowly and alphabetically, pausing with each image instead of treating the abecedary as a book to rush through.
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Exact edition: ISBN-13 9781568540719
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