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Redeeming Fear : A Constructive Theology for Living into Hope /

Our brains are hard-wired to experience the emotion of fear. Yet "do not be afraid" is a common refrain from the Bible, used for both comfort and chastening. Too often, we have treated fear, an emotion that helps protect us from threats, as something simply to be dismissed, ignored, or sup...

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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Whitehead, Jason C. (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Baltimore, Maryland : Project Muse, 2013
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Part 1: Why fear? Why now?. This emotional life ; A culture of fear.
  • Part 2: What does it mean to be afraid? Our frightened brains ; Communities of faith, communities of fear.
  • Part 3: A pastoral theology of fear and hope. A process perspective ; Fear and hope.
  • Part 4: Responding to our fears. Telling ourselves a more complex story ; Fear in the public sphere ; Perfect love drives out fear ; Conclusion: Finding hope.