Speaking Church

by I Ross Bartlett and I. Ross Bartlett

Book Overview

Language is the gift by which we shape our understanding and tell our story. But if we cannot see ourselves and our context in our language, our lives can be confused and our witness weakened through a kind of cognitive dissonance created when the only vocabulary available to us fails to match our lived situation. Urban and suburban congregations live this disconnect when the language and imagery often employed in hymns, prayers, imagery, and liturgies...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1532656297
• ISBN13: 9781532656293
• Release Date: January 2019
• Publisher: Wipf & Stock Publishers
• Length: 134 Pages
• Weight: 0.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"