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Becoming Friends of Time: Disability, Timefullness, and Gentle Discipleship
John Swinton
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Description for Becoming Friends of Time: Disability, Timefullness, and Gentle Discipleship
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HRCM; JFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 277 x 2. Weight in Grams: 336.
In Becoming Friends of Time, John Swinton crafts a theology of time that draws us toward a perspective wherein time is a gift and a calling. Time is not a commodity nor is time to be mastered. Time is a gift of God to humans, but is also a gift given back to God by humans. Swinton wrestles with critical questions that emerge from theological reflection on time and disability: rethinking doctrine for those who can never grasp Jesus with their intellects; reimagining discipleship and vocation for those who have forgotten who Jesus is; ... Read more
In Becoming Friends of Time, John Swinton crafts a theology of time that draws us toward a perspective wherein time is a gift and a calling. Time is not a commodity nor is time to be mastered. Time is a gift of God to humans, but is also a gift given back to God by humans. Swinton wrestles with critical questions that emerge from theological reflection on time and disability: rethinking doctrine for those who can never grasp Jesus with their intellects; reimagining discipleship and vocation for those who have forgotten who Jesus is; ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
SCM Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780334055570
SKU
V9780334055570
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About John Swinton
John Swinton is Chair in Divinity and Religious Studies at the University of Aberdeen. He is the author of 'Dementia: Living in the Memories of God' for which he won the 2016 Michael Ramsey Prize for theological writing
Reviews for Becoming Friends of Time: Disability, Timefullness, and Gentle Discipleship
How Swinton brings together God, time, and disability transforms the understanding not only of disability but also of church, society and ordinary life. This is a profound and moving book, both pastoral and prophetic. It takes further the insights of Jean Vanier, and above all invites us into the truth that `time is for God, God is love, time is ... Read more