Testimony : Talking Ourselves into Being Christian

by Long, Thomas G.

• ISBN13: 9780787968328
• ISBN10: 0787968323
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-08-10
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass

Summary

In this groundbreaking book, Thomas G. Longa theologian and respected authority on preachingexplores how Christians talk when they are not in church. Testimony 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, Testimony shows that the hunger for truthful, meaningful, and compassionate speech is ultimately grounded in truth about God.

Author Biography

Thomas G. Long is Bandy Professor of Preaching, Candler School of Theology, Emory University. He is a former pastor and associate editor of the Journal for Preachers. Long is the author of fourteen books.

Table of Contents

Editor's Foreword	xi
Acknowledgments	xv
PART ONE THE HUNGER FOR AUTHENTIC GOD TALK	1	(66)
Talking Ourselves into Being Christian	3	(18)
Can I Get a Witness?	21	(18)
Sunday Words	39	(28)
PART TWO TALKING THROUGH THE DAY	67	(90)
First Light	69	(20)
Walking the Walk, Talking the Talk	89	(20)
Conversation over Lunch	109	(20)
The Six O'Clock News	129	(14)
Whispered Secrets and Bedtime Prayers	143	(14)
Epilogue A Last Word	157	(2)
Notes	159	(8)
The Author	167	(2)
Index	169