Wisdom in weakness
The paper explores the discovery of wisdom in weakness, through a shift from anguish over theodicy to an acceptance of challenging circumstances as granting privileged access to the deepest truths of Christianity. It begins with a novelistic narrative of a spiritual journey taken by St Francis of As...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2011
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| In: |
Theology
Year: 2011, Volume: 114, Issue: 3, Pages: 181-188 |
| Further subjects: | B
Disability
B L’Arche communities B Apatheia B St Francis |
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Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
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| Summary: | The paper explores the discovery of wisdom in weakness, through a shift from anguish over theodicy to an acceptance of challenging circumstances as granting privileged access to the deepest truths of Christianity. It begins with a novelistic narrative of a spiritual journey taken by St Francis of Assissi, which sets the agenda. The topics then covered include: human creatureliness, the wisdom of the cross and the wisdom of apatheia (passionlessness). Its climax is a reflection on 2 Corinthians 4.7–10, originally composed for the L’Arche communities. |
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| ISSN: | 2044-2696 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0040571X10395466 |
