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Finding God in Other Christians by The Revd Dr Lorraine Cavanagh, Lorraine Cavanagh An accessible and thought-provoking book for Christians of all denominations, with an appealing blend of biblical exposition, stories and personal experience. It calls us to a deeper and more compassionate approach to the challenges of diversity among Christians. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description As we journey in faith, many of us begin to find God in the context of more than one kind of churchmanship. Even if we feel happy where we are, we may benefit greatly from getting out of our particular church comfort zone in order to encounter God in new ways through Christians whose priorities and styles of worship are at variance with our own. This book calls us to a deeper and more compassionate approach to the challenges of diversity among Christians. It addresses issues such as: Are Christians meant to be more than friends? Jesus Christ as our common identity; Violence between Christians; Radical hospitality; Dealing with difference; The meaning of God among us, and finally, Christians in Christ and for the world. Notes An accessible and thought-provoking book for Christians of all denominations, with an appealing blend of biblical exposition, stories and personal experience. Author Biography The Revd Dr Lorraine Cavanagh is a retired university chaplain and the author of By One Spirit: Reconciliation and renewal in Anglican life (Peter Lang, 2009, with Preface by the Archbishop of Canterbury) and Making Sense of Gods Love (SPCK, June 2011). Review Finding God in Other Christians is a laudable and readable attemptto inspire Christians to work for a more generous-spirited and opendialogue with those with whom they disagree. Drawing on the authorsexperience of chaplaincy at Cardiff University, it focuses on how toimprove relations for Christians who feel a sense of unity with some oftheir fellow Christians, while at the same time feeling divided againstothers. Cavanagh asks what sort of peace it is in which we keep ourdistance from one another. Is it a matter of anything for a quiet life?Or is there a real yearning for reconciliation? (p. ix) Is it acceptable tosay that we love God while being content to despise and condemn ourbrothers and sisters (cf. 1 John 4.20)? Cavanaghs answer is a resoundingno. Following God is not a recipe for a quiet life, nor is it a licencecomplacently to pretend that everything is all right. Experiencing Godmeans wanting reconciliation between Christians in the way we wantGod himself (p. x).Cavanagh recommends that we learn from the example of St Dominic.Dominic was, we are told, so frustrated during a particular encounterwith some German speakers that he fervently prayed that God wouldhelp him to understand their language and so become better ableto communicate with them. If we want to find reconciliation, formrelationships and build up the unity of the Church, Cavanagh argues, thenwe should follow Dominic in trying to learn the faith language of ourlisteners and talk with them in their own terms (p. 8). Cavanagh urges usto resist any temptation to be like the stereotypical Brit abroad, assumingthat everyone speaks English, and getting frustrated and shouting louderif the other person does not understand what is being said (pp. 14–15).Cavanagh perhaps takes this faith–language analogy too far when shesuggests that To speak another language fluently is to understand whatmakes a person “tick”, … to see things the way they do (p. 12). I wouldntclaim that I understand the mind of a French person, simply because Ican speak their language. This overstatement aside, however, Cavanaghsargument that we should always try to communicate using the languageof our audience, is powerful, apt and helpful.Ironically, for a book about learning the others language and tryingto understand the other in their own terms, Cavanaghs portrayal ofother Christians is frequently less sympathetic than it might have been,especially in the later chapters. At no point did I feel that she had gonebeyond typical liberal stereotypes of the evangelical other. Although aSt Dominic-inspired attempt to speak the language of ones hearers iscertainly a good approach when attempting to communicate with otherChristians, it is not a good approach for engaging with similar Christiansabout other Christians. Finding God in Other Christians, therefore, whilepersuasive, does not quite live up to its own aspirations of helping thereader to engage generously with other Christians and so to find God intheir otherness. — Tim Laundon * Modern Believing * Review Quote Finding God in Other Christians is a laudable and readable attempt to inspire Christians to work for a more generous-spirited and open dialogue with those with whom they disagree. Drawing on the authors experience of chaplaincy at Cardiff University, it focuses on how to improve relations for Christians who feel a sense of unity with some of their fellow Christians, while at the same time feeling divided against others. Cavanagh asks what sort of peace it is in which we keep our distance from one another. Is it a matter of anything for a quiet life? Or is there a real yearning for reconciliation? (p. ix) Is it acceptable to say that we love God while being content to despise and condemn our brothers and sisters (cf. 1 John 4.20)? Cavanaghs answer is a resounding no. Following God is not a recipe for a quiet life, nor is it a licence complacently to pretend that everything is all right. Experiencing God means wanting reconciliation between Christians in the way we want God himself (p. x). Cavanagh recommends that we learn from the example of St Dominic. Dominic was, we are told, so frustrated during a particular encounter with some German speakers that he fervently prayed that God would help him to understand their language and so become better able to communicate with them. If we want to find reconciliation, form relationships and build up the unity of the Church, Cavanagh argues, then we should follow Dominic in trying to learn the faith language of our listeners and talk with them in their own terms (p. 8). Cavanagh urges us to resist any temptation to be like the stereotypical Brit abroad, assuming that everyone speaks English, and getting frustrated and shouting louder if the other person does not understand what is being said (pp. 14-15). Cavanagh perhaps takes this faith-language analogy too far when she suggests that To speak another language fluently is to understand what makes a person “tick”, … to see things the way they do (p. 12). I wouldnt claim that I understand the mind of a French person, simply because I can speak their language. This overstatement aside, however, Cavanaghs argument that we should always try to communicate using the language of our audience, is powerful, apt and helpful. Ironically, for a book about learning the others language and trying to understand the other in their own terms, Cavanaghs portrayal of other Christians is frequently less sympathetic than it might have been, especially in the later chapters. At no point did I feel that she had gone beyond typical liberal stereotypes of the evangelical other. Although a St Dominic-inspired attempt to speak the language of ones hearers is certainly a good approach when attempting to communicate with other Christians, it is not a good approach for engaging with similar Christians about other Christians. Finding God in Other Christians, therefore, while persuasive, does not quite live up to its own aspirations of helping the reader to engage generously with other Christians and so to find God in their otherness. Details ISBN0281065853 Year 2012 ISBN-10 0281065853 ISBN-13 9780281065851 Media Book Format Paperback Short Title FINDING GOD IN OTHER CHRISTIAN Publisher SPCK Publishing Language English Pages 128 DEWEY 248 UK Release Date 2012-04-19 Imprint SPCK Publishing Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom AU Release Date 2012-04-19 NZ Release Date 2012-04-19 Translated from English Author Lorraine Cavanagh Publication Date 2012-04-19 Audience General We’ve got this At The Nile, if you’re looking for it, we’ve got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items – you’re bound to find what you want, at a price you’ll love! TheNile_Item_ID:159596924;

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