Muers Keeping God's Silence

Towards a Theological Ethics of Communication
1. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-1-4051-3771-3
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 256 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: Challenges in Contemporary Theology

This ground-breaking book provides a new perspective on Christianpractices of silence.
* An original, theologically informed work, written by asignificant Quaker theologian
* Provides a new perspective on Christian practices ofsilence
* Considers the theological and ethical significance of thesepractices
* Relates silence, listening and communication to majorcontemporary issues
* Takes forward theological engagement with feministthought
* Contributes to ongoing research into the theology of DietrichBonhoeffer.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Muers, Rachel

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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 ofsilence.
7. Privacy, Omniscience and the Silence of God.
8. Openings.
Bibliography.
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Rachel Muers is Lecturer in Theology at the University of Exeter.