{"title":"Carolyn Jane Bohler","description":"\u003cp\u003eCAROLYN JANE BOHLER is a theologian, pastor, and author of six books, including \u003cem\u003eGod the What?: What Our Metaphors for God Reveal about Our Beliefs in God\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eGod Is Like a Mother Hen and Much, Much More\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eOpening to God: Guided Imagery Meditation on Scripture\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBohler held the Emma Sanborn Toussaint Professor of Pastoral Theology and Counseling chair at United Theological Seminary in Dayton, Ohio, for twenty-one years. She holds a bachelor of science in mathematics from UCLA, a doctor of religion degree, and a Ph.D. in religion and personality, both from the Claremont School of Theology.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen she’s not writing, Bohler serves in ministry, having worked as pastor at three United Methodist churches in Southern California, as campus chaplain at Simpson College in Iowa, and as a hospital chaplain intern in Los Angeles and San Francisco. These vocations ground her theological writing directly in pastoral experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCarolyn Jane Bohler’s books are published by SkyLight Paths, an imprint of Turner Publishing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrowse more: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/books-new-releases\"\u003eNew Releases\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/award-winning-books\"\u003eAward-Winning Books\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"god-the-what","title":"God the What?: What Our Metaphors for God Reveal about Our Beliefs in God","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChallenge our common images of God by blowing the lid off conventional God-descriptors. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"We do not have to let go of one sense of God to take up another. Neither do we need to go about challenging old metaphors. What is crucial is to find a metaphor—or two, or six—that creatively point toward what we believe.\"\u003cbr\u003e—from Chapter 1\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003eLet Carolyn Jane Bohler inspire you to consider a wide range of images of God in order to refine how you imagine God to have and use power, and how God wills and makes divine will happen—or not. By tapping into your God-given ability to re-imagine God, you will have a better understanding of your own beliefs and how you, God and the world relate to each other.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWonderfully fresh and down to earth, Bohler uses playful images, moving stories and solid scholarship to empower you to break free of old habits and assumptions, whatever your faith tradition. She encourages you to explore new names for God that are not only more consistent with what you believe, but will also deepen and expand your experience of God. Think about …\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGod the Choreographer of Chaos\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGod the Nursing Mother\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGod the Jazz Band Leader\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGod the Divine Blacksmith\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGod the Divine Physical Therapist\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGod the Team Transformer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e… and more\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eWe earn a commission for purchases made through the following links.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1594732515\/ref=nosim?tag=tpcecomm-20\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Amazon\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003c!-- bookshop-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/book\/9781594732515\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Bookshop.org\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/bookshop-buylink --\u003e","brand":"Carolyn Jane Bohler","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43238202179800,"sku":"9781594732515","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43238202212568,"sku":"9781683360896","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0563\/7786\/8475\/files\/9781594732515_FC_mockup_v2_1738791438_9a6a8fd3-b5c7-46ab-aa65-0e12b6e97bec.jpg?v=1791035512"}],"url":"https:\/\/turnerpublishing.com\/collections\/author-carolyn-jane-bohler.oembed","provider":"Turner Publishing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}