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Tongue-Tied

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Tongue-Tied

by Sara Wenger Shenk

Are you tongue-tied about faith?

Many Christians easily and eagerly talk about movies, sports, politics, jobs, and emotions. So why are we tongue-tied when it comes to talking about our faith—even with each other? Even with our kids? What renders us incapable, embarrassed, or hesitant to talk about God?

In Tongue-tied, theologian and former seminary president Sara Wenger Shenk investigates the reasons that people who claim the name of Christ are so reluctant to talk about him. Recovering an authentic vocabulary of faith—and learning to speak in trustworthy, captivating ways—is an urgent task for followers of Jesus today. In an era of dying churches, polarizing cultural arguments, and environmental and humanitarian crises, many people are longing for deep conversations about things that matter. We are longing for genuine spiritual connection with a just and loving God. By reflecting theologically on biblical wisdom and our shared humanness, Wenger Shenk calls readers to recover the winsome language of Christian faith.

We don’t need to re-learn Christianese or brush up on churchy clichés. We need a language of faith that is authentic, candid, and robust enough to last.
 

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Foreword
Part 1: Losing Fluency: Why is it so hard for many of us to talk about our Christian faith?
1. Christianese is shallow and contrived
2. We build certainty castles to defend what is right
3. We are uncomfortable in our own skin
4. Us-vs-them is our default way of thinking
5. The well-being of our children and communities is eroding

Part 2: Recovering Fluency: How can we recover freedom, honesty, and resolve when talking about our faith?
6. We can learn to be comfortable in our own skin
7. Resilient faith blossoms in hard times
8. A quest for wisdom frees us for life amid uncertainty
9. The Bible isn’t what you think it is
10. Faith is rooted in curiosity
11. Faith is reborn from the earth
12. It’s time to rediscover spurned gems of our faith
13. We can learn to speak the truth in love
14. “A thing of beauty is a joy forever”
15. Science and God are intimately related
16. Worship and prayer animate genuine faith

Conclusion
The Author
 

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