Eccentricity

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Eccentricity

A Spirituality of Difference

Christianity Christian life and practice Religious ministry and clergy Personal religious testimony and popular inspirational works

Author: David Arthur Auten

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Language: English

Published by: Cascade Books

Published on: 22nd April 2014

Format: LCP-protected ePub

Size: 492 Kb

ISBN: 9781630874094


Introduction

The church has been inundated in recent years with literature emphasizing the relational and the value of community. David Auten provides an alternative perspective and counterbalance, bringing our attention back to the other indispensable side to the communal--the individual and the sacredness of the self.

Theme of Eccentricity

Eccentricity is a sustained meditation on this strange and fundamental fact: there has never been, nor will there ever be, another you. You are inescapably and irrevocably different. But what does your difference mean? And who are you really?

Insights and Exploration

Weaving together insights from Calvin, Caussade, Jung, Derrida, Wolterstorff, and others, Auten guides the reader through a spiritual exploration of the difference implicit in being a self, the divine calling to make a difference, and the interconnectedness of the two. The result is an arresting bricolage reminding us of the wonderfully eccentric nature of human existence.

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