
Testimony
Talking Ourselves into Being Christian
Thomas G. Long(Author)
Jossey-Bass (Publisher)
Published on 10. August 2004
Book
Hardback
208 pages
978-0-7879-6832-8 (ISBN)
Description
In this groundbreaking book, Thomas G. Long a theologian and respected authority on preaching explores how Christians talk when they are not in church. Testimony breaks the stained-glass image of religious language to show how ordinary talking in our everyday lives-- talk across the backyard fence, talk with our kids, talk about politics and the events of the day--can be sacred speech. In a world of spin, slick marketing, mindless chatter, and easy deceptions, Testimony shows that the hunger for truthful, meaningful, and compassionate speech is ultimately grounded in truth about God.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Dimensions
Height: 238 mm
Width: 160 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
375 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7879-6832-8 (9780787968328)
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Person
Thomas G. Long is Bandy Professor of Preaching, Candler School of Theology, Emory University. He is a former pastor and associate editor of the Journal for Preachers. Long is the author of fourteen books.
Content
Editor's Foreword.Acknowledgments.PART ONE: THE HUNGER FOR AUTHENTIC GOD TALK.Chapter 1: Talking Ourselves into Being Christian.Chapter 2: Can I Get a Witness?Chapter 3: Sunday Words.PART TWO: TALKING THROUGH THE DAY.Chapter 4: First Light.Chapter 5: Walking the Walk, Talking the Talk.Chapter 6: Conversation over Lunch.Chapter 7: The Six O'Clock News.Chapter 8: Whispered Secrets and Bedtime Prayers.Epilogue A Last Word.Notes.The Author.Index.