Walking with God in a Fragile WorldThis is a book of genuine wisdom, one that invites readers not to go back to the way things were before September 11, but to see how they might try to walk with God in a world that now seems more shattered than before. In these essays written expressly for this book, renowned spiritual writers and theologians wrestle with the problems of the human condition in the world today and what a walk with God might reveal about them. Contributors include Elie Wiesel, Theodore Hesburgh, Frederick Buechner, Stanley Hauerwas, William Sloan Coffin, Wendy Doniger, Karen Armstrong, Jurgen Moltmann, Virgil Elizondo, and others. |
Contents
WALKING IN THE WORLD WITH A FRAGILE GOD | 3 |
GOD AND THE WORLDS DISORDERS | 13 |
UNLESS YOU BECOME LIKE CHILDREN | 23 |
AND FAITH WILL LIGHT THE WAY | 35 |
ON THE STREETS OF A FRAGILE WORLD | 47 |
WATCHING FOR GOD | 59 |
TERROR AND THE CHRISTIAN FAITH | 73 |
THE SOLITUDE OF GOD | 83 |
WHERE IN THE POSTMODERN WORLD IS GOD? | 91 |
SEEING THINGS AS THEY REALLY ARE | 107 |
SEPTEMBER 112001 A PACIFIST RESPONSE | 121 |
SAVING THE FLESH | 131 |
JOKING WITH GOD IN A FRAGILE WORLD | 145 |
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ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS | 165 |
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