Authentic Communication

Christian Speech Engaging Culture

Christian Worldview Integration Series

By Tim Muehlhoff and Todd V. Lewis

(paperback)

Product Details

Line: IVP Academic
Length: 219 pages
Size: 6 x 9 inches
Binding: paperback
Published: February 2010

ISBN-10: 0-8308-2815-X
ISBN-13: 978-0-8308-2815-9
IVP Order Code: 2815

Related Subjects

Communication

Part of the Christian Worldview Integration Series

Whether setting about to love our neighbor, to settle a dispute, to share in the suffering of others or to speak up on behalf of the marginalized, we inevitably must engage in communication. And what could be more natural, more human, than communication?

But we all learn quickly enough that good communication is not always natural. There is much to learn from Scripture and from the academic study of human communication. Tim Muehlhoff and Todd Lewis are able guides, aiding us in understanding the broad field of human communication in Christian perspective.

Here they offer readers a vital assessment of the power of words, perspective-taking, persuasion and conflict management--all in an effort to improve our abilities to communicate forgiveness and shape the world we live in for the good. Special attention is focused on the place of Christians as counterpublics--those who offer alternative perspectives to the dominant voices in society.