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Characterization Of God

Characterization of God is a literary and theological construct that identifies and analyzes the attributes, roles, and representations ascribed to the divine figure within a narrative text, distinguishing it from general divine depictions by its focus on systemic, authorial, and contextual coherence in shaping the nature of God as a functional entity within theodicy-driven literary discourse.

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Publications

205

Conceptualizing a Nonnatural Entity: Anthropomorphism in God Concepts

Justin L. Barrett, Frank C. Keil · Cognitive Psychology · 1996 · 773 citations · Full text

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God and creation in Christian theology: tyranny or empowerment?

Choice Reviews Online · 1989 · 239 citations

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Divine Discourse: Philosophical Reflections on the Claim that God Speaks

Nicholas Wolterstorff · Pro Ecclesia A Journal of Catholic and Evangelical Theology · 1998 · 237 citations

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Measuring the Image of God: The God Image Inventory and the God Image Scales

Richard T. Lawrence · Journal of Psychology and Theology · 1997 · 214 citations

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The Conceptualization of God as Seen in Adjective Ratings

Richard L. Gorsuch · Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion · 1968 · 167 citations

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Authors

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  1. JD
    Jamie D. Aten

    Wheaton College - Illinois, United States

    3 publications · 96 citations

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  2. JN
    Joshua N. Hook

    University of North Texas, United States

    3 publications · 98 citations

    3

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  3. CH
    Charles Hartshorne

    The University of Texas at Austin, United States

    3 publications · 269 citations

    3

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  4. ÁT
    Álvaro Tamayo

    Université de Moncton, Canada

    3 publications · 95 citations

    3

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  5. GD
    Gordon D. Kaufman

    Harvard University, United States

    3 publications · 72 citations

    3

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Institutions

114

  1. University of Oxford

    Oxford, United Kingdom

    7 h-index

    7 publications

    214 citations

  2. University of North Texas

    Denton, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    98 citations

  3. University of Waikato

    Hamilton, New Zealand

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    50 citations

  4. University of Delaware

    Newark, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    60 citations

  5. Princeton Theological Seminary

    Princeton, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    27 citations

  6. St. Olaf College

    Northfield, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    50 citations

  7. North-West University

    Potchefstroom, South Africa

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    30 citations

  8. KU Leuven

    Leuven, Belgium

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    180 citations

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  1. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 19 publications · 1K citations

    17

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  2. Religious Studies

    13 publications · 259 citations

    11

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  3. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion

    JSSR · 5 publications · 344 citations

    5

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  4. Journal of Psychology and Theology

    5 publications · 302 citations

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  5. The Philosophical Quarterly

    5 publications · 106 citations

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