02646cam a22004334a 4500 14343240 OSt 20260121161553.0 060417s2006 ilua b 000 0 eng 2006013024 0830833889 pbk. : alk. paper 9780830833887 14343240 (OCoLC)67728043 DLC DLC DLC pcc BT135 .K49 2006 231/.5 22 Keyes, Dick. Seeing through cynicism : a reconsideration of the power of suspicion / Dick Keyes. Downers Grove, Ill. : IVP Books, c2006. 239 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (p. [230]-239). The anatomy of cynicism -- Introducing cynicism -- Cynicism : new and used -- Seeing through people -- Seeing through institutions : government, family and church -- Seeing through God -- Seeing through human knowledge of God : the masters of suspicion -- Seeing through meaning to power : postmodern cynicism -- Seeing through everything else : boredom, irony and satire -- Raising questions -- Suspecting our suspicions -- The vulnerability of cynicism -- Suspecting contemporary suspicion about God -- An honest alternative to cynicism -- The providence of God : a theology of brokenness -- Living with the providence of God -- Providence experienced : does Jesus make any difference? -- A pointer to transcendence -- What if the transcendent has come to earth? -- Questions about a transcendent message -- Redeeming suspicion : a God's-eye view -- What if God is not a cynic? -- Seeing through cynicism -- Beyond cynicism I : humility-a reality check -- Beyond cynicism II : individuality and charity-walking a tightrope -- Cynicism and marriage -- Cynicism and the church -- Cynicism and government -- Hope and the costs of cynicism. Providence and government of God Christianity. Cynicism. Skepticism. Suspicion. Belief and doubt. Faith. Table of contents http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0612/2006013024.html 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg lcc BK 21102 21101 0 0 lcc 0 KABU KABU GEN 2026-01-21 Donation 2025/2331 0 BT135 .K49 2006 C.1 39398 2026-01-21 16:16:49 C.1 2026-01-21 BK