Christ the stranger : the theology of Rowan Williams / Benjamin Myers.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Myers, Benjamin, 1978- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Williams, Rowan, 1950---Criticism and interpretation.

Church of England--Bishops.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (161 p.)

Place of Publication:

London, England : Bloomsbury T & T Clark, [2012]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Rowan Williams is a complex, creative and versatilethinker. Not only a theologian and church leader, he is also a poet, atranslator, a literary critic, a social theorist and historian. His imaginativevision brings together the streams of modern literature, patristic theology,Russian orthodoxy, German philosophy and Welsh piety. In this lucid and elegantguide, Benjamin Myers explores Williams' thought from the 1960s to the present.He shows that Williams has developed an immensely resourceful - anddistinctively Christian - response to some of the major social, moral andintellectual challenges of

Contents:

Title page; Copyright page; Dedication page; Contents page; Epigraph page; Preface; Introduction; Prologue; 1 Sociality; 2 Tragedy; 3 Language; 4 Boundaries; 5 Tradition; 6 Growth; 7 Mission; Interlude; 8 Saints; 9 Desire; 10 Hope; 11 Prayer; 12 Fantasy; 13 Renunciation; 14 Writing; Epilogue; Author index; Subject index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9786613527523

9780567511546

0567511545

9781280123665

1280123664

9780567320278

0567320278

OCLC:

780250312