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Record Nr.

UNINA9910143300503321

Autore

Muers Rachel

Titolo

Keeping God's silence [[electronic resource] ] : towards a theological ethics of communication / / Rachel Muers

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford, : Blackwell, 2004

ISBN

1-280-19840-0

9786610198405

0-470-79962-5

0-470-77393-6

1-4051-3771-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (272 p.)

Collana

Challenges in contemporary theology

Disciplina

241

Soggetti

Silence - Religious aspects - Christianity

Spiritual life - Christianity

Religion

Christianity

Philosophy & Religion

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

Offering a new perspective on the Christian practices of silence, this text considers the theological & ethical significance of these practices & takes forward a theological engagement with feminist thought.