This book sets aside arguments about God's existence and focuses on what people say and think about God. It offers a theological method to explore and reframe personal convictions and worldviews. This volume is for seminary students, educators, and clergy.

Myriam Renaud (PhD) is co-editor and contributor to two collections of academic essays and several journal articles on God, the moral life, constructive theology, and global ethics. Subsequent to her research for this volume, she was recruited by the Parliament of the World's Religions to serve as Director of the Global Ethic Project. She also teaches at DePaul University.

1. God in a Time of Violence, Globalization, and Uncertainty, 2. Kaufman's Theology and Theological Method, 3. Person-Like Concepts of God, 4. Kaufman's Relativizing and Humanizing God , 5. The Global Ethic: An Ethos for a Globalizing World, 6. The Global Ethic's Strengths and Weaknesses, 7. What Kind of Ethic Is the Global Ethic?, 8. A Theological Method for a Global Age, Appendix: Towards a Global Ethic (An Initial Declaration).