Talking God
Daring to Listen
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Publisher: SPCK Publishing
ISBN: 9780745981017
Number of Pages: 256
Published: 18/06/2021
Width: 13 cm
Height: 19.8 cm
Listening is a valuable – and often neglected – tool for spiritual learning.
Talking God invites you to reflect on the personal beliefs many of us hold towards God through listening in on a series of eleven inspiring interviews with people of Christian or ‘Jesus-connected’ faith. Each of these dedicated spiritual pilgrims give responses to fourteen searching questions about God, Jesus Christ, and Christianity, which offer a wide range of perspectives on issues of faith and spiritual truth.
Finding ‘unity in diversity’ can be difficult. It is only by earnestly trying to hear each other that we can learn to celebrate our differences, while also looking for threads – in the worship of God’s love – that bind us together.
Contents
Acknowledgments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Part One: Dare to Listen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Dare to Listen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Chapter One: Margaret. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Chapter Two: Bob. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Chapter Three: Carol. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
Chapter Four: John. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
Chapter Five: Martyn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69
Chapter Six: Helen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79
Interval: Jumping Beans!. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94
Chapter Seven: Jyoti. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97
Chapter Eight: Richard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104
Chapter Nine Brigid. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Chapter Ten: Andy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134
Chapter Eleven: Tim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .142
Part Two: Challenges and Discoveries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .155
Challenges and Discoveries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .156
Chapter Twelve: Jacci on Iona. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .160
Chapter Thirteen: Am I a Christian?... Are you?. . . . . . . . . . . . .199
Chapter Fourteen: What next?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .204
Endnotes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .231
Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .236
Select Bibliography. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .239
Workshop for Listening and Connection Skills. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .243