{"product_id":"god-at-play-l-299-l-257-in-hindu-and-christian-traditions-paperback","title":"God at Play: L\u0026#299;l\u0026#257; In Hindu and Christian Traditions - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDaniel Soars\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eMichelle Voss\u003c\/b\u003e (Afterword by), \u003cb\u003eSucharita Adluri\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first comparative treatment of the topic of \u003ci\u003elīlā \u003c\/i\u003ein Hindu and Christian traditions, this volume explores what it means to consider divine and human action under the categories of play, wit, drama, grace, and compassion\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eGod at Play \u003c\/i\u003epresents a theological exploration of the multifaceted motif of \u003ci\u003elīlā \u003c\/i\u003eacross diverse Hindu and Christian landscapes and its wide-ranging connections to divine and human creativity. Given its ubiquity in Hindu theologies and life-forms, \u003ci\u003elīlā \u003c\/i\u003eoffers a rich comparative framework for exploring certain ways of understanding divine and human action as expressed in Hindu and Christian sacred texts, philosophical theology, and ritual practices. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThough \u003ci\u003elīlā \u003c\/i\u003eis often interpreted simply as \"play,\" the essays in this volume reflect a far richer semantic and conceptual field, ranging from spontaneity and gratuitousness, through joy and humor, to mercy and compassion. By focusing on the different contexts in which \u003ci\u003elīlā \u003c\/i\u003eis found in Hindu traditions and resisting any uniform translation of the term, the contributors to this volume avoid the risk of using predominantly western or Christian categories to understand the Hindu other. The volume thus explores how \u003ci\u003elīlā \u003c\/i\u003efunctions in a variety of distinctive philosophical, theological, and devotional ways across Hindu traditions, and listens for echoes in Christian understandings of the gratuitousness of the created order in relation to God. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eGod at Play \u003c\/i\u003eis a genuine experiment in deep learning across traditions. Each chapter reflects on what is learned by taking \u003ci\u003elīlā \u003c\/i\u003eas the category of comparison and invites the reader to think about what these conversations add, confirm, or change in relation to earlier twentieth-century scholarship on play-not least, in terms of what difference it might make to understand human life as an imitation and a participation in the divine life of a playful deity.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichelle Voss (Afterword By) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eMichelle\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eVoss\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Theology at Emmanuel College in the Toronto School of Theology. She is a scholar of comparative theology, with a particular focus on Christian and Hindu contexts, and has also written widely about aesthetics, gender, and embodiment. Recent works include \u003ci\u003eBody Parts: A Theological Anthropology \u003c\/i\u003e(Fortress, 2017) and \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eHandbook of Hindu-Christian\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eRelations\u003c\/i\u003e, which she edited with Chad Bauman (Routledge, 2020). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaniel Soars (Edited By) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eDaniel Soars\u003c\/b\u003e teaches in the Divinity Department at Eton College and is book reviews editor for the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Hindu-Christian\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eStudies\u003c\/i\u003e. Recent publications include a co-edited volume titled \u003ci\u003eHindu-Christian\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eDual Belonging\u003c\/i\u003e (Routledge, 2022) and a monograph titled \u003ci\u003eThe World and God\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eAre Not-Two: \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eA Hindu Christian\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eConversation \u003c\/i\u003e(Fordham, 2023). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.72 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 01, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43829981118550,"sku":"9781531510091","price":116.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0686\/5138\/4918\/files\/7Yve1CuxZg9781531510091.webp?v=1768926084","url":"https:\/\/www.sourceandsage.com\/products\/god-at-play-l-299-l-257-in-hindu-and-christian-traditions-paperback","provider":"Source \u0026 Sage","version":"1.0","type":"link"}