Secret faith in the public square: an argument for the concealment of Christian identity
Secrecy and Christian faith in contemporary America -- Promoting secrecy in a Christian empire : Cyril of Jerusalem's discipline of the secret -- Liturgical secrecy as Cyril's defense against opportunism and imperial authority -- The secret of faith in Kierkegaard's Works of love -- H...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Grand Rapids, Mich.
Brazos Press
2009
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| In: | Year: 2009 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
USA
/ Christianity
/ Religious identity
/ Religious conviction
/ Secrecy
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| Further subjects: | B
United States
Religious life and customs
B Christian Life United States B Identification (religion) B Secrecy Religious aspects Christianity History of doctrines B Identification (religion) History of doctrines |
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Table of Contents (Publisher) |
| Summary: | Secrecy and Christian faith in contemporary America -- Promoting secrecy in a Christian empire : Cyril of Jerusalem's discipline of the secret -- Liturgical secrecy as Cyril's defense against opportunism and imperial authority -- The secret of faith in Kierkegaard's Works of love -- How Kierkegaard's secret agape subverts bourgeois culture -- Bonhoeffer's Arkandisziplin : Christian confession in a world come of age -- The limits of Arkandisziplin and of the secular -- The secret-keeping self and Christian responsibility for the other -- The church as a community of hidden disciples -- Secret faith's fulfillment of the church's mission in America : an engagement with Hauerwas -- The challenge of ambiguous religious identity in Wise blood and The moviegoer |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Physical Description: | 248 S. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-58743-226-2 |
