Women Bishops and Rhetorics of Shalom - A Whole Peace

Informationen zum Autor By Leland G. Spencer Klappentext Taking three women bishops as exemplars, this book argues that the concept of shalom offers a way for Christians to advocate for social justice in an increasingly multi-faith world. Zusammenfassung Taking three women bishops as exemplars! this book argues that the concept of shalom offers a way for Christians to advocate for social justice in an increasingly multi-faith world. Inhaltsverzeichnis ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroductionChapter 1: Exploring ShalomChapter 2: Bishop Marjorie Swank Matthews: Liberal Ideological Warrants and the Unrealized Potential of ShalomChapter 3: Bishop Leontine Turpeau Current Kelly: Toward an Ironic Prophetic RhetoricChapter 4: Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori and Possibilities for a Progressive CivilityChapter 5: The United Methodist Church and Human Sexuality: An Eschatological Horizon?Conclusion: Multiple Paths to ShalomReferences About the Author

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• Authors: Leland G Spencer, Leland G. Spencer, Spencer Leland G.
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.05.2017
• EAN: 9781498543699
• ISBN: 978-1-4985-4369-9
• No. of pages: 136
• Series: Rhetoric, Race, and Religion; Rhetoric, Race, and Religion
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > General, dictionaries; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Communication Studies, Communication Studies