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Waves of God's embrace : sacred perspectives from the ocean / Winston Halapua.

By: Publisher: London : Canterbury Press Norwich, 2008Description: viii, 102 pages ; 20 cmISBN:
  • 9781853119224
  • 1853119229
Subject(s):
Contents:
An invitation from Oceania -- Creative imagination, expanding our horizons and moving forward -- The ocean as gifting life -- The ocean as embrace -- The ocean as space -- Waves of justice and peace -- Deep ocean
Summary: "New and imaginative way of understanding God, of appreciating the richness of human diversity and our mutual need for one another for one another as the people of God. The starting point of this exploration is with the people of Polynesia and their profound connection with the ocean. Surrounded on all sides by the vastness of the Pacific, it governs every aspect of their lives. It is their source of life and nourishment, a dynamic living presence that requires them to work in rhythm and harmony with the integrity of creation, the pathway to voyage and discovery, the focus of their stories and songs, their final resting place. In its different moods, the sea both defines their lives and connects them to the wider creation. This richly symbolic understanding of the ocean speaks powerfully to today's world and especially to the church in which difference is often emphasised above harmony and interdependence"--Page 4 of cover.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode
Main Collection Bishopdale Theological College BT30.P1 HAL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available A42275032
Main Collection Diocese of Dunedin BT30.P1 HAL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available A40600159
Main Collection Fiji - St John the Baptist 279.6 HAL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available A42306237
Main Collection Fiji - St John the Baptist 279.6 HAL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available A40632848
Main Collection John Kinder Theological Library BT30.P1 HAL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available A42345324
Main Collection John Kinder Theological Library BT30.P1 HAL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available A42345335
New Zealand/Pacific John Kinder Theological Library BV4160.S155.H16 HAL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not for loan J00897496
Main Collection John Kinder Theological Library BT30.P1 HAL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available J00897474
Main Collection John Kinder Theological Library BT30.P1 HAL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Long Overdue (Lost) J00897485

Includes bibliographical references (pages 100-102).

An invitation from Oceania -- Creative imagination, expanding our horizons and moving forward -- The ocean as gifting life -- The ocean as embrace -- The ocean as space -- Waves of justice and peace -- Deep ocean

"New and imaginative way of understanding God, of appreciating the richness of human diversity and our mutual need for one another for one another as the people of God. The starting point of this exploration is with the people of Polynesia and their profound connection with the ocean. Surrounded on all sides by the vastness of the Pacific, it governs every aspect of their lives. It is their source of life and nourishment, a dynamic living presence that requires them to work in rhythm and harmony with the integrity of creation, the pathway to voyage and discovery, the focus of their stories and songs, their final resting place. In its different moods, the sea both defines their lives and connects them to the wider creation. This richly symbolic understanding of the ocean speaks powerfully to today's world and especially to the church in which difference is often emphasised above harmony and interdependence"--Page 4 of cover.

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