Episode 62 - Is the Fatherhood of God "Problematic"?
Some Christians (including some prominent leaders!) have begun to desscribe the Biblical depiction of God the Father as "problematic". Whilst there are many who find the idea of God's fatherhood difficult to accept due to their own negative experiences of human fatherhood, what do we risk by projecting those negative experiences onto Scripture? Is it now inescapably difficult to accept God's fatherhood because of its connection to "patriarchy"? Can God be seen just as much as our mother as our father? Would it matter if we dispensed with God's male pronoun and began describing Him as a "She" or an "It"? What is the wider impact of all of these questions upon how we interpret the authority of Scripture in the life of the Church today? Join Andy Bannister and Aaron Edwards as they dive into this issue with their usual mix of wit and wisdom, the Bible and banter. ** The cover image for this episode is the oil painting "The Return of the Prodigal" by Rembrandt **