Bothered and Bewildered:
Enacting hope in troubled times
Published on 30. June 2009
Book
Paperback/Softback
144 pages
978-1-84706-480-6 (ISBN)
Description
This is a faith-based response to tricky and anxiety-provoking times. The post-'post-modern' period seems to be characterized by the assault of fear. Markets crash, addiction and obesity rates soar, nature suffers and we have lost confidence in nations and government. "Bothered and Bewildered" offers an analysis of our present dystopian situation that is both realistic and hopeful. Ann Morisy maps some potential responses and shows that the Christian faith, re-envisioned, can provide a resource on which to draw as we fumble for a way forward that is both imaginative and engaging.
Reviews / Votes
"Ann Morisy's style is detailed and across disciplines, including theology, psychology, economics and politics, but it is also compulsive reading." Carole Burrows, thegoodbookstall.com 31 August 2009 "This is a brief book with deep roots. Its conclusions point to a way ahead...Every few minutes a new book is published about what the Church should be and do. Most soon sink without trace. We must hope that this book does better than that - and we must enact that hope by buying it, reading it, and passing it on." Church Times, January 2010More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 211 mm
Width: 137 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
181 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84706-480-6 (9781847064806)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
E-Book
06/2009
1st Edition
Continuum Publishing Corporation
€17.49
Available for download
Person
Ann Morisy is a community theologian and the author of the best-selling books Beyond the Good Samaritan and Journeying Out. She lectures widely and leads workshops, both in the UK and abroad.
Content
Chapter One: Singing the Blues; Chapter Two: Silence at Mission Control; Chapter Three: The dangers of the dip; Chapter Four: Church as a centre of learning; Chapter Five: Redemptive performance; Chapter Six: Cultivating Hope.