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John Butler is now retired, having worked as an academic at the Universities of Nottingham, Manchester, and Kent. He has the title of Emeritus Professor of Health Services Studies at the University of Kent. He is a life Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine and a guide at Canterbury Cathedral."This beautifully written book tells the fascinating story of the evolving portrait of the Christian God from Abraham to the present day. It is an illuminating read for those who feel the need to cross their fingers whenever they say the Nicene Creed - and for many who don't!"
Rt Rev Richard Llewellin, Former Bishop at Lambeth
"I read this in one sitting. I found it utterly compelling. Firstly, it was so approachable - honest, succint, racy. And also because it was so focused on the reader's need to make sense of often contradictory images or doctrines about God. So the author runs through history and wrestles with ideas about God in a way that any searching person of the twenty first century will find useful. I loved it and hope many others do too."
The Revd Dr. Leslie Griffiths, The Lord Griffiths of Burry Port.
'The professor's argument combines brevity and clarity [...] For those no longer content with the image of God they have inherited, this book suggests new possibilities.'
Trevor Jamison, Reform Magazine, November 2013
"His fascinating presentation and flowing language captures and sustains reader's attention. The timeline and Butler's introduction to this book invite the readers to examine their own perception(s) of who God is and what this God does (or does not do) to them. After carefully reading it, they will thank Professor Butler for throwing fresh light on their theology."
-Daniel Jeyaraj, Liverpool Hope University, in Theological Book Review, Vol 25, No 2
"...beautifully clear and concise...Butler offers his personal voyage for illumination and for discussion of the future face of God. The final destination of his adventure is indeed illuminating."
-Hugh Rock, Modern Believing, Vol 55, Issue 2, (2014)
"Most readers will discover things here that they did not know..."
-David Grumett, The Expository Times, Volume 127(5), 2016
"...Butler achieves the aim which he declares at the outset and offers his readers an appealing invitation to join the search."
-Nicholas Papadopulos, Theology, Vol 117, No 4, 2015