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Christian Language in the Secular City

By: David Martin
Christian Language in the Secular City
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ISBN-13: 9780754607373
ISBN: 0754607372
Format: Hardcover
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Table of Contents:


Forewordp. ix
Prefacep. xi
Introductionp. 3
The Language of Christianity: Story, Body and Signp. 7
Christian Alignments in Liturgical Sequence
In the Beginning--Creation and Redemptionp. 21
High Timep. 25
O Sapientiap. 27
A Word in Timep. 31
Epiphany: A Showing to Visitorsp. 33
After Epiphany: Incubations of Hopep. 35
Purification: Biological and Spiritual Birthp. 37
Sexagesima: From Lakeside to Cityp. 41
Quinquagesima: Love and Hell's Dis-easep. 45
Lent and Ash Wednesday: Fallen Faces and Restored Facesp. 49
The Vigil of Holy Saturday: Violence and Peacep. 53
Resurrection: Singing and the Kingdomp. 57
Easter: The Living Vinep. 61
Easter: The New Namep. 65
Pentecostal Spirit and the Water of Baptismp. 69
Ascension--Pentecostp. 73
The Transfiguration: The Restored Facep. 77
All Saints' Day: Heroes and Martyrsp. 79
Faith's Repertoire
True Comfortsp. 87
Loss and Realization of Lifep. 91
The Prophetic: Antepast and Foretastep. 95
Kinds of Discoveryp. 97
Justification of Fallen Creaturesp. 99
On Faith and Being Made Wholep. 103
Duty and Divine Charityp. 107
Holy Hospitalityp. 109
Holy Ground and Violationp. 111
Enshriningp. 113
Denying the Temple?p. 117
Vision and Intimationp. 119
Peace and Unityp. 121
Murder and Blood Brotherhoodp. 123
Angelic and Demonicp. 125
The Venom and Wisdom of Serpentsp. 129
The Family Resemblances of Wisdomp. 133
Conversing with Godp. 135
Divine Providencep. 139
Infection and Re-creationp. 143
The Imageless and the Human Face of Godp. 145
Good Thingsp. 147
Bedevilment and Deliveryp. 151
Descending and Ascending: A Homilyp. 155
Signs of New Creationp. 157
Emergent Occasions: Celebration and Mourning in Sacred Spaces
Commemoration of Martyrsp. 163
Commemoration of Tyndale's Birth: 1494-1536p. 167
Rededication of the House: St Peter's, Old Woking, 1995p. 171
Sacred Place and Secular Government: 900th Anniversary, Winchester Cathedral, 1993p. 175
Remembrance of Things Past: Guildford Cathedral, November 1989p. 179
War, Peace and Remembrance: AD 2000p. 183
The Meaning of a Cathedral: Guildford, 1993p. 187
In Honour of St Cecilia: St Michael's, Cornhillp. 191
Surprised by Joy: The Refreshment of Musicp. 195
Holy Matrimonyp. 199
Holy Matrimony IIp. 203
Commemoration: Donald Daviep. 207
Identification of Quotationsp. 211
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ISBN: 0754607372
ISBN-13: 9780754607373
Publisher: Ashgate Publishing, Limited
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Dimensions (cm): 15.600 x 23.400  x 1.600
Weight (kg): 0.454
Audience: Professional