God's Quest: The DNA of the Judeo-Christian Community - Paperback

by Lyman C. D. Kulathungam (Author), Ronald A. N. Kydd (Foreword by)

Why bother with God when he is viewed as a sacred superstition, a discarded non-entity, or a pretext for religious wars? Jews and Christians have doubted and discarded God at many times throughout the ages, and have also justified countless conflicts in his name. Their history, however, tells a different story. Here we observe the historical reality of God's relentless quest to relate with people, whether Jew or gentile. Despite significant differences between these communities, this is the DNA that binds them and places them in a paradigm different from the one articulated in The Quest: Christ Amidst the Quest, where people are seeking to be freed from their predicament. The Judeo-Christian narrative shows God's incessant quest orchestrated through various channels, such as scriptural revelation, miraculous interventions, covenantal commitments, divine presence in the tabernacle or the temple, God's sacrificial incarnation in Christ, and the advent of the anticipated Jewish Messiah. The narrative climaxes in a grand finale when humans and their habitat will be ushered into an age of peace and harmony. Journeying through such a narrative will provide assurance that God is walking with you amidst life's turmoil, and that the best is yet to be.

Author Biography

Lyman C. D. Kulathungam is intercultural dean emeritus of Master's College and Seminary, professor of philosophy and religion, and ordained minister with Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada. He has presented at interfaith and pastoral conferences, seminaries, and universities in North America, Europe, and Asia. He has published on philosophy, logic, theology, and world religions. His previous book, The Quest: Christ Amidst the Quest (2012), is used in universities and seminaries and well-reviewed by scholars of various faiths.