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And Their Eyes Are Opened: Story Sermons Embracing the World

by C. S. Song

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C. S. Song uses the format of story sermons as a way to feel God, to touch God, even to see God. His sermons are theology in practice. They pair biblical stories with our own human stories to show the inherent connection between people of the biblical world and people of the world today. These story sermons represent Song's efforts to bring into interaction the theological school and the church, the doing of theology and the living the Christian faith in the world of men, women, and children of many races, religions and cultures. He organizes his story sermons around three themes: Adam in Deep Sleep?human responsibilities as God's creatures; Reading the Back of God?human efforts to penetrate God's mysteries; and Water of Eternal Life?human quests for eternal life. Song shows how stories cross the boundaries that separate people of different faiths and cultures. He calls the global church to a global theology centered in the life needs of the world's people.… (more)
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C. S. Song uses the format of story sermons as a way to feel God, to touch God, even to see God. His sermons are theology in practice. They pair biblical stories with our own human stories to show the inherent connection between people of the biblical world and people of the world today. These story sermons represent Song's efforts to bring into interaction the theological school and the church, the doing of theology and the living the Christian faith in the world of men, women, and children of many races, religions and cultures. He organizes his story sermons around three themes: Adam in Deep Sleep?human responsibilities as God's creatures; Reading the Back of God?human efforts to penetrate God's mysteries; and Water of Eternal Life?human quests for eternal life. Song shows how stories cross the boundaries that separate people of different faiths and cultures. He calls the global church to a global theology centered in the life needs of the world's people.

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