The promise of despair :

Root, Andrew, 1974-

The promise of despair : the way of the Cross as the way of the church / Andrew Root. - Nashville, TN : Abingdon Press, c2010. - xxix, 161 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. - Living theology . - Living theology. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Disneyland and the defecating goat : the death of meaning -- Life is like a plastic cup to be used and disposed of : the death of authority -- The attack of the zombies : the death of belonging -- Hello! I'm my body : the death of identity -- Will death ever fall in love? : the cross -- This is no pep rally; this is an actuality : discipleship through death -- A funeral for the Trinity : community through death -- Does death wear a helmet? : justice through death -- Christian faith is a secret that must be kept : hope through death.

9781426700620 (trade pbk. : alk. paper) 1426700628

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Mission of the church.
Despair--Religious aspects--Christianity.

BV601.8 / .R66 2010

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