Keeping God's Silence
Towards a Theological Ethics of Communication
Keeping God's Silence
Towards a Theological Ethics of Communication
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Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
ISBN: 9781405118996
Number of Pages: 256
Published: 17/09/2004
Width: 16.3 cm
Height: 23.6 cm
This ground-breaking book provides a new perspective on Christian practices of silence.
- An original, theologically informed work, written by a significant Quaker theologian
- Provides a new perspective on Christian practices of silence
- Considers the theological and ethical significance of these practices
- Relates silence, listening and communication to major contemporary issues
- Takes forward theological engagement with feminist thought
- Contributes to ongoing research into the theology of Dietrich Bonhoeffer.
Preface and Acknowledgements.
Sources.
List of Abbreviations.
Introduction: Beginning with Silence.
1. Assessing Silence.
2. Who Hears?.
3. Resurrection Silence.
4. Hearing the Word.
5. Wisdom and Folly: Seeking places to stand.
6. Hearing with God’s Ears: Interpreting practices of silence.
7. Privacy, Omniscience and the Silence of God.
8. Openings.
Bibliography.
Index
"This book is a passionate, informed and insightful inquiry into the significance of silence in Christian thinking about God and its bearing upon a theological ethics of communication." Reviews in Religion and Theology
"What starts off, quite modestly, as an exploration of what theologians and others have said about silence, develops into a serious challenge to the way theology itself is done, and indeed, to the way other researches are done, and conversation held ... it is work that will yield rich insights."
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