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    The Power of One: Theological Reflections on Loneliness
    The Power of One: Theological Reflections on Loneliness
    The Power of One: Theological Reflections on Loneliness
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    The Power of One: Theological Reflections on Loneliness

    By Anette Ejsing

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    We do not like to talk about loneliness. We like even less to talk about the fact that the experience that faith does not automatically heal it. This is a problem, but what if it does not have to be that way? What if we can tap into loneliness as a source of personal empowerment? In The Power of One, Anette Ejsing makes exactly this case. Relying on personal stories, she first shows why romantic, spiritual, and social loneliness are particularly difficult to understand in the context of Christian faith. She then reflects theologically on these three kinds of loneliness, and describes it as a mystery that faith both does and does not heal them. In response to this mystery, she suggests thinking about loneliness as a privilege. Arguing from the perspective of a theology of suffering, she encourages each of us to tell our stories of loneliness from the perspective of the end God has in mind for us. This means accepting and embracing loneliness as a means through which God raises us up and strengthens us to persevere in joy and faith. Learning to do this is a privilege that gives us the opportunity to experience loneliness as a source of personal empowerment.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCascade Books
    Release dateJan 1, 2011
    ISBN9781621890584
    The Power of One: Theological Reflections on Loneliness
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    Anette Ejsing

    Anette Ejsing, PhD, lives in Copenhagen, Denmark. She is the author of Theology of Anticipation: A Constructive Study of C. S. Peirce (2007).

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