Chapter 1

Questions to Consider

1. What is negative theology? (pp. 31-32)
2. How did Augustine describe the Trinity? (p. 34) How would you describe the Trinity?
3. Is there a difference between understanding God as love and love as God? (pg. 35)

4. How has God shown love to you?
5. What word or image does your church use most frequently to describe God?
6. What is your image of God when you pray?
7. What does it mean for you to understand yourself as "being made in the image of God"? What are the implications for educators, parents, employers, friends, and enemies?

8. In what ways do you see yourself as co-creating the world with God?
9. Christianity and science both speak about creation. How do you connect Christian descriptions of creation with scientific descriptions of creation? (pp. 29-30)
10. Do you see more goodness in the world or evil? How do you nurture goodness? How do you resist or combat evil?