Dancing with God - by Jay Emerson Johnson (Paperback)

About the Book

Book Synopsis

"The image of dancing with God may seem like an odd one for a book on Christian theology," writes Jay Johnson, "More than a few people probably assume dancing and theology have at least one thing in common: Other people do them. The good news of Christian faith suggests something different. Each and everyone of us is invited to dance with God. Each of us can dance. Each of us can do theology."

Theology, long seen as the domain of professors, scholars, and clergy, is actually the work of all God's people. Dancing with God uses the metaphor of dance to help readers--especially those without a theological background--approach the discipline of theology as something we all do, and not only something to believe. And doing theology is the practice of hope.

This book explores the way Anglicans approach theology. The good news, according to Johnson, is not about the assurance of "getting things right." It comes, instead, from considering our texts, creeds, and liturgies as invitations to dance with the God of abundant life. Beautifully and accessibly written, Dancing with God makes an excellent book for individual or parish study.

Review Quotes

"Here is your personal invitation to dance with the God of passionate love-and the whole God-beloved community of dancers. It is a dance of mind as well as heart and body, an exciting new way into thinking about faith. And, yes, even those of us who don't dance in public are welcome!"
--L. William Countryman, author of Living On the Border of the Holy