Speech that Matters: A Response to Kathryn Tanner

The problem for Christian communities is that the culture wars move at a pace too quick to deliver adequately Christian speech. Christians are yet to realize the problem modernity creates for Christian speech. The challenge for Christians is finding ways of speaking that matter. We need greater clar...

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Published in:Theology today
Main Author: Jennings, Willie James 1961- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage Publ. 2001
In: Theology today
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Summary:The problem for Christian communities is that the culture wars move at a pace too quick to deliver adequately Christian speech. Christians are yet to realize the problem modernity creates for Christian speech. The challenge for Christians is finding ways of speaking that matter. We need greater clarity in acknowledging and resisting ways of speaking that confuse Christian identity. We also need greater insight in knowing and forming ways of speaking that promote Christian life. This is the crucial matter in the culture wars.
ISSN:2044-2556
Contains:Enthalten in: Theology today
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/004057360105800106