Daniel B. Hinshaw

Thriving in the Face of Mortality (eBook, ePUB)

Kenosis and the Mystery of Life

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Kenosis, a Greek word meaning "depletion" or "emptying" and a concept borrowed from Christian theology, has deeply profound implications for understanding and ordering life in a world marked by suffering and death. Whereas the divine kenosis was voluntary, human beings experience an involuntary kenosis which is characterized by the inevitable losses experienced during the lives of mortal creatures. How one chooses voluntarily to respond to this involuntary kenosis, regardless of faith commitments, in effect defines us, both in our relationships with other suffering creatures and with the entire cosmos. This book offers a unique perspective on how the losses of involuntary kenosis choreograph the suffering which is such a defining aspect of the lives of persons, communities, and the environment in which they live, and how the kenotic process, rather than being a source of despair, can be a source of hope presenting opportunities for extraordinary personal growth.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wipf and Stock Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 222
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Januar 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781666744842
• Artikelnr.: 67394354

Autorenporträt

Daniel B. Hinshaw is a physician and emeritus professor in the University of Michigan Medical School. A direct descendant of Quakers who strove to assist freedom seekers in the antebellum period, the author was drawn to write this piece of historical fiction. He is the author of Suffering and the Nature of Healing (2013) and Touch and the Healing of the World (2017). Neither Bond Nor Free is his first work of fiction.