Bothered and Bewildered:
Enacting hope in troubled times
Bothered and Bewildered:
Enacting hope in troubled times
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Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN: 9781847064806
Number of Pages: 144
Published: 30/06/2009
Width: 13.8 cm
Height: 21.6 cm
This is a faith-based response to tricky and anxiety-provoking times. The post-'post-modern' period seems to be characterized by the assault of fear. Markets crash, addiction and obesity rates soar, nature suffers and we have lost confidence in nations and government. "Bothered and Bewildered" offers an analysis of our present dystopian situation that is both realistic and hopeful. Ann Morisy maps some potential responses and shows that the Christian faith, re-envisioned, can provide a resource on which to draw as we fumble for a way forward that is both imaginative and engaging.
Chapter One: Singing the Blues; Chapter Two: Silence at Mission Control; Chapter Three: The dangers of the dip; Chapter Four: Church as a centre of learning; Chapter Five: Redemptive performance; Chapter Six: Cultivating Hope.
"This is a brief book with deep roots. Its conclusions point to a way ahead...Every few minutes a new book is published about what the Church should be and do. Most soon sink without trace. We must hope that this book does better than that - and we must enact that hope by buying it, reading it, and passing it on." Church Times, January 2010
