Faith without illusions
Subtitle: following Jesus as a cynic saint
By: Andrew J. Byers
Publisher: IVP Books
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Downers Grove, Ill
Language: eng
Number of pages: 221
ISBN-13: 9780830836185
Subjects: Christianity; Psychology; Cynicism
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Cynical between the edens; title: Checking into the cynics? ward with a fever of 360?; title: Pop christianity: what makes us cynical; title: Idealism; title: Religiosity; title: Experientialism; title: Anti-intellectualism; title: Cultural irrelevance; title: Biblical alternatives to cynicism; title: The way of the prophet: prophetic anguish instead of cynical anger; title: The way of the sage: biblical wisdom instead of cynical intellectualism; title: The way of the tragic poet: worshipful lament instead of cynical complaint; title: The way of the christ: sacrificial embrace instead of cynical rejection.