The Dangers of Christian Practice: On Wayward Gifts, Characteristic Damage, and Sin

by Lauren F. Winner

Book Overview

Challenging the central place that "practices" have recently held in Christian theology, Lauren Winner explores the damages these practices have inflicted over the centuries

Sometimes, beloved and treasured Christian practices go horrifyingly wrong, extending violence rather than promoting its healing. In this bracing book, Lauren Winner provocatively challenges the assumption that the church possesses a set of immaculate practices...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300215827
• ISBN13: 9780300215823
• Release Date: October 2018
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.8" x 8.3"