The Whole Elephant: Finding a New Language for God

by Màrk Gerard Craig

Overview

David Tacey in his book, "The Spirituality Revolution" argues that "all symbols [and] representations of the divine die, and society has to set about to renew and remake its sacred images" (2003, p.158). "The Whole Elephant" investigates the limits of language currently used for explaining the nature of divinity and proposes a new language. It sets about taking up the task set by Tacey, proposing alternative images or representations of the divine relevant to a contemporary audience. These new images draw upon the domains not only of religion, but of science and psychology, history and philosophy in order to render the sacred accessible once again.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940155079729
Publisher:	Màrk Gerard Craig
Publication date:	12/15/2017
Sold by:	Smashwords
Format:	eBook
File size:	164 KB

About the Author

Mark Craig is the author of several books on the topic of spirituality. His special interest is in the conversation to be had between science and religion, particularly quantum physics and existential models of spirituality. However, in more recent books, Craig explores the essence of reality from a more philosophical perspective giving religion a broader context from which to distil meaning. Craig is currently a school teacher in Brisbane, Australia but did serve as a Catholic priest for several years prior to this. He has a Bachelor of Theology, a Graduate Certificate in Religious Education and a Master’s Degree in Education, specialising in Religion. To date, Craig has seven book publications and five published articles in academic Journals, including the Australian Journal of Religious Education (JRE), the Journal of Catholic School Studies (JCSS), now defunct, as well as the EJournal of Theology. His website religiousandspiritualbooks.weebly.com provides further opportunity for spiritual reflection and discussion, hosting a blogpost as well as various other features.