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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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Malden, MA :
Blackwell Pub.,
2004.
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| 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.