an argument for the concealment of Christian identity Malesic, Jonathan 1975- creator text bibliography miu Grand Rapids, Mich Brazos Press c2009 2009 monographic eng

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248 p. ; 23 cm. Introduction: Secrecy and Christian faith in contemporary America -- Promoting secrecy in a Christian empire : Cyril of Jerusalem's discipline of the secret -- Liturgical secrecy as Cyril's defense against opportunism and imperial authority -- The secret of faith in Kierkegaard's Works of love -- How Kierkegaard's secret agape subverts bourgeois culture -- Bonhoeffer's Arkandisziplin : Christian confession in a world come of age -- The limits of Arkandisziplin and of the secular -- The secret-keeping self and Christian responsibility for the other -- The church as a community of hidden disciples -- Secret faith's fulfillment of the church's mission in America : an engagement with Hauerwas -- Epilogue: The challenge of ambiguous religious identity in Wise blood and The moviegoer. Jonathan Malesic. Includes bibliographical references and index. n-us--- Identification (Religion) Christian life United States Identification (Religion) History of doctrines Secrecy Religious aspects Christianity History of doctrines United States Religious life and customs BV4509.5 .M2563 2009 248.40973 9781587432262 (paperback) 2009013061 150206 20250312110221.0 15677015