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Lauren F. Winnera leading writer at the crossroads of culture and spirituality and author of Still and Girl Meets Godjoins the ranks of luminaries such as Anne Lamott and Barbara Brown Taylor with this exploration of little knownand, so, little usedbiblical metaphors for God, metaphors which can open new doorways for our lives and spiritualities.There are hundreds of metaphors for God, but the church only uses a few familiar images creator, judge, savior, father. In Wearing God, Lauren Winner gathers a number of lesser-known tropes, reflecting on how they work biblically and culturally, and reveals how they can deepen our spiritual lives.Exploring the notion of God as clothing, Winner reflects on how we are clothed with Christ or how God fits us like a garment.
About the Author
Lauren F. Winner is the author of numerous books, including and . Her study was published in the fall of 2010 by Yale University Press. She has appeared on PBS's and has written for , and . Winner has degrees from Duke, Columbia, and Cambridge universities, and holds a Ph. D. in history. The former book editor for Beliefnet, Lauren teaches at Duke Divinity School, and lives in Durham, North Carolina. Lauren travels extensively to lecture and teach. During the academic year of 2007-2008, she was a visiting fellow at the Center for the Study of Religion at Princeton University, and during the academic year of 2010-2011, she was a visiting fellow at the Institute of Sacred Music at Yale University. When she's home, you can usually find her curled up, on her couch or screen porch, with a good novel.
