Unclean

Meditations on Purity, Hospitality, and Mortality

AvRichard Beck

Häftad, Engelska, 2014

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Beskrivning

"I desire mercy, not sacrifice." Echoing Hosea, Jesus defends his embrace of the "unclean" in the Gospel of Matthew, seeming to privilege the prophetic call to justice over the Levitical pursuit of purity. And yet, as missional faith communities are well aware, the tensions and conflicts between holiness and mercy are not so easily resolved. In an unprecedented fusion of psychological science and theological scholarship, Richard Beck describes the pernicious (and largely unnoticed) effects of the psychology of purity upon the life and mission of the church.

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Utgivningsdatum:2014-02-23
Mått:152 x 229 x 11 mm
Vikt:292 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Lutterworth Press
Antal sidor:212
Förlag:James Clarke & Co Ltd
ISBN:9780718892562

Utforska kategorier

Religion: allmänt inom Filosofi och religion
Kristendom inom Filosofi och religion

Mer om författaren

Richard Beck is Professor of Psychology at Abilene Christian University.

Recensioner i media

''This book left me stunned by an overwhelming impression of the kind of struggles some Christians have to come to terms with. This is a book that any young, or even not so young, earnest Evangelical would do well to engage with. Consequently one can only praise Beck for this tour de force.''Neil Broadbent in: The Christian Parapsychologist Vol. 1 (No.7). September 2012"...Noteworthy and full of insights, Unclean is a recommended reading for anyone interested in the psychological- and theological- aspects of purity in the church..." David Jimenez-Cardenas, Psychology of Religion, Vol.24, No 2, 2012.'...The value of this book is that it begins a conversation that needs to be explored. Many of the discussions to date about human sexuality have ignored the impact of a disgust reaction on the ways that people respond to those discussions. A more honest recognition of personal response will allow a more honest conversation. For that reason, I am grateful for the contribution this book makes...' Marion Chatterley, The Expository Times, Vol. 124, No. 8, May 2013'Beck's skillful writing and psychological wisdom make this book a thought-provoking read.'Sue Dickinson, Reviews in Religion & Theology, Volume 20, Issue 4, September 2013

Innehållsförteckning

Acknowledgments Introduction: Mercy and Sacrifice Part 1: Unclean 1 Darwin and Disgust 2 Contamination and Contagion Part 2: Purity 3 Morality and Metaphors 4 Divinity and Dumbfounding Part 3: Hospitality 5 Love and Boundaries 6 Monsters and Scapegoats 7 Contempt and Heresy 8 Hospitality and Embrace Part 4: Mortality 9 Body and Death 10 Sex and Privy 11 Need and Incarnation Conclusion: Elimination and Regulation Bibliography