Mankind is "the symbol-using animal," American philosopher Charles Peirce famously wrote, It's vital-literally-that we grasp our relation to symbols. God himself thinks in symbols. Since we are made in God's image, everything we think and do is symbolic as well. Moses failed to follow God's symbolism, and we harshly punished, forbidden to enter the Promised Land. Keeping or breaking symbolism will decide how each of us fares on Judgment Day. Understand symbolism or suffer the consequences.
PRAISE FOR HOW GOD THINKSWinner of the Pacific Book Award for Best SpiritualityFinalist of the Pacific Award for Best PhilosophyThrough and though-provoking, this book is a must-read for anyone interested in the Bible, its history, and its society-shaping role. -US Review of BooksDiscussing the symbolic illustration in a Christian marriage between one man and woman versus homosexuality, divorce, polygamy, and polyandry, [Vancelette dives] deeper into what it means to be a man and a woman in the eyes of God. -San Francisco Book ReviewIt reads like top-shelf philosophy with pragmatic commentary and poetic sensibilities. -Seattle Book ReviewDavid Vancelette's HOW GOD THINKS is a fascinating and original attempt to do what no theologian has ever accomplished: to get inside the mind of God. -IndieReader
