{"product_id":"testimony-talking-ourselves-into-being-christian-paperback-softback-9781118781975","title":"Testimony; Talking Ourselves into Being Christian (Paperback \/ softback) 9781118781975","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eTestimony\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eTalking Ourselves into Being Christian\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eThomas G. Long (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781118781975, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 30 May 2013\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e208 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.1 cm, 0.286 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIn this groundbreaking book, Thomas G. Long—a theologian and respected authority on preaching—explores how Christians talk when they are \u003ci\u003enot\u003c\/i\u003e in church. \u003ci\u003eTestimony\u003c\/i\u003e breaks the stained-glass image of religious language to show how ordinary talking in our everyday lives— talk across the backyard fence, talk with our kids, talk about politics and the events of the day—can be sacred speech. In a world of spin, slick marketing, mindless chatter, and easy deceptions, \u003ci\u003eTestimony\u003c\/i\u003e shows that the hunger for truthful, meaningful, and compassionate speech is ultimately grounded in truth about God.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eEditor's Foreword xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART ONE: THE HUNGER FOR AUTHENTIC GOD TALK 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1 Talking Ourselves into Being Christian 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2 Can I Get a Witness? 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3 Sunday Words 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART TWO: TALKING THROUGH THE DAY 67\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4 First Light 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5 Walking the Walk, Talking the Talk 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6 Conversation over Lunch 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7 The Six O'Clock News 129\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8 Whispered Secrets and Bedtime Prayers 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEpilogue A Last Word 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Author 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 169\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Religion \u0026amp; beliefs [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Religion \u0026amp; beliefs\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Religion%20\u0026amp;%20beliefs%20%5BHR%5D%22\"\u003eHR\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Jossey-Bass","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52421370642712,"sku":"9781118781975","price":16.36,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781118781975.jpg?v=1784592814","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/testimony-talking-ourselves-into-being-christian-paperback-softback-9781118781975","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}