Keeping God's silence : towards a theological ethics of communication /

This ground-breaking book provides a new perspective on Christian practices of silence. Rachel Muers, a significant Quaker theologian, develops a theological understanding of communication to which a "responsible silence" is central. In doing so, she engages with the key issues raised for...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Muers, Rachel
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., 2004.
Series:Challenges in contemporary theology.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Beginning with silence
  • Assessing silence
  • Who hears?
  • Resurrection silence
  • Hearing the Word?
  • Wisdom and folly : seeking places to stand
  • Hearing with God's ears : interpreting practices of silence
  • Privacy, omniscience, and the silence of God
  • Openings.