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In a society increasingly marked by failed leadership and abuses of power at every level, author Mark Meynell in A Wilderness of Mirrors charts not just the sources and harm of this cultural malaise but also the Gospel antidote to it.
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ONCE BITTEN, TWICE SHY: Trusting Again after a Century of Lies and Abuses
Mark Meynell
PROPOSED OUTLINE OF THE BOOK
Part 1: BROKEN TRUST: The World We Live In
1) Rulers Have Failed Us: Disillusioned by States and Corporations
2) Informers Have Failed Us: Disoriented by Educators, Experts, and the Media
3) Carers Have Failed Us: Damaged by Families, Social Workers, and Churches
4) The Social Cost of Mistrust: Discord and Paranoia
5) The Personal Cost of Mistrust: Alienation and Loneliness
PART 2: REDISCOVERING TRUST: Hope for a Broken World
6) Sin: The Bible’s Hermeneutic of Suspicion
7) Christ: Power in Safe Hands
8) The Church: Community with integrity
9) The Christian: Honesty, Humility and Truth
10) The Story: Relishing a True Ending
About the author
MARK MEYNELL is a pastor, writer and teacher. Between 2014 and 2024, he was the director (European and Caribbean) for Langham Preaching, and now is involved in supporting the work in a freelance capacity. He has previously served on the senior ministry team at All Souls, Langham Place, UK, and as a workplace chaplain in two UK government departments. He also served as academic dean and acting principal of a seminary in Uganda, and has been involved in university student ministry in the UK. He is married to Rachel and they have two grown-up children.
Summary
In a society increasingly marked by failed leadership and abuses of power at every level, author Mark Meynell in A Wilderness of Mirrors charts not just the sources and harm of this cultural malaise but also the Gospel antidote to it.
