future Christianities

the democratisation of the quest for silence in industrial society: the

tangling of a secular society with the silences provided by Christian

tradition, through for instance the popularity of retreats, or the observance

of silence in remembrance. We see the importance of ‘whistle-blowing’ to modern

Christianity, and its use of the historical discipline. We ponder the relation

of agnosticism to silence; the role of music in silence and Christian

understanding; the relationship between Word and Spirit in the future of

Christian life.

Thursday 3 May 2012 at St Cecilia's Hall, Edinburgh.

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