When The Gods Are Silent
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: First english edition
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Worn but not faded - jacket still in good condition. Usual aging. Binding tight. Pages clean and bright.
A landmark work of twentieth-century Protestant theology, When the Gods Are Silent presents a profound and searching examination of the crisis of meaning in modern Western culture, arguing that the silence of the pagan gods — and the collapse of their myths — creates the very space in which the Word of the God of Israel can be heard anew. Dutch theologian Kornelis H. Miskotte constructs a rigorous and deeply learned case for the irreplaceable uniqueness of the Hebrew Bible, insisting that the Old Testament is not merely a prelude to the New but a living, indispensable witness to divine revelation in its own right. Written with both scholarly precision and prophetic urgency, the work challenges the church to resist the temptation of replacing biblical faith with philosophical abstraction or cultural religion. Miskotte draws on a sweeping range of sources — from Karl Barth to modern literature and existentialist thought — to illustrate how the nihilism of the age demands a return to the concrete, name-bearing God of Scripture. This is a demanding yet rewarding text that speaks with rare theological depth to anyone grappling with questions of faith, secularism, and the enduring relevance of the biblical witness.
Author: Kornelis H. Miskotte
Format: Hardback
Published: 1967, Collins
Genre: Religion
Edition: First english edition
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Worn but not faded - jacket still in good condition. Usual aging. Binding tight. Pages clean and bright.
A landmark work of twentieth-century Protestant theology, When the Gods Are Silent presents a profound and searching examination of the crisis of meaning in modern Western culture, arguing that the silence of the pagan gods — and the collapse of their myths — creates the very space in which the Word of the God of Israel can be heard anew. Dutch theologian Kornelis H. Miskotte constructs a rigorous and deeply learned case for the irreplaceable uniqueness of the Hebrew Bible, insisting that the Old Testament is not merely a prelude to the New but a living, indispensable witness to divine revelation in its own right. Written with both scholarly precision and prophetic urgency, the work challenges the church to resist the temptation of replacing biblical faith with philosophical abstraction or cultural religion. Miskotte draws on a sweeping range of sources — from Karl Barth to modern literature and existentialist thought — to illustrate how the nihilism of the age demands a return to the concrete, name-bearing God of Scripture. This is a demanding yet rewarding text that speaks with rare theological depth to anyone grappling with questions of faith, secularism, and the enduring relevance of the biblical witness.