William Stringfellow asks at the end of his essay on 'Discernment', "What befits Christian witness?" In a world as dangerously broken as the one we now inhabit, sense-surrounded by the life denying noise of Babel, how is Christian witness to be evidenced? Here's his answer:
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What a great quote Jim. I have been pondering buying the book from which its quoted as i have read excerpts from it quite a lot recently. Would you recommend it?
Posted by: gavin hunter | February 19, 2009 at 02:33 PM
yes I would Gavin. The excerpts are short enough to read and ponder but long enough to give you something worth pondering! And Stringfellow represents theology of a layman, a radical social activist rooted in biblical convictions, and one whose political comment amounts to a critique of power from the standpoint of the Kingdom of God. Go buy and ponder - and great to hear from you.
Posted by: Jim Gordon | February 19, 2009 at 06:21 PM