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Scholar focusing on God’s human qualities wins Grawemeyer religion prize

Episcopal priest Charles Halton argues that embracing God as a deity with human qualities can bring us closer to God and inspire us to become better people.

Louisville, Ky. – God gets angry. God gets jealous. God hates, regrets and learns.

Theologians often dismiss those depictions of God in the Bible because they seem to clash with God’s image as an all-loving being, but an Episcopal priest with a different view has received the 2024 Grawemeyer Award in Religion for helping explain the paradox.

The Rev. Charles Halton, associate rector of Christ Church Cathedral in Lexington, Ky., won...

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