{"product_id":"suspended-god-9780567695604","title":"Suspended God","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHeaney traces the hidden history of music''s presence in Christian thought, including its often unrecognized influence on key figures such as von Balthasar, Barth and Bonhoeffer. She uses Lonergan''s theological framework to explore musical composition as a theological act, showing why, when and how music is a useful symbolic form.  The book introduces eleven ground-breaking theologians, and each chapter offers an entry point into the thought of the theologian being presented through an original piece of music, which can be found on the companion website: https:\/\/bloomsbury.pub\/suspended-god. Heaney argues that music is a universally important means of making sense of life with which theology needs to engage as a means of expression and of development. Musical composition is presented as an appropriate and even necessary form of doing theology in its quest to engage with the past, mediate truth to the present and tradition it into the future.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn her latest book, Maeve Heaney turns to music as a surprisingly fruitful theological response to an age marked by religious doubt and uncertainty. Her brilliant work, a groundbreaking new entry in the promising field of Theopoetics, startles us with a fresh appreciation of “musicking” as itself a profoundly theological activity. -- Richard Gaillardetz, Boston College, USA\u003cbr\u003eMaeve Heaney’s is a capacious heart. She is a \u003ci\u003econtemplative\u003c\/i\u003e of the mysteries of faith and of the gift of music, a \u003ci\u003epractitioner\u003c\/i\u003e of gospel ministry and song, and a \u003ci\u003ethinker\u003c\/i\u003e about faith, doubt, and beauty. All of this comes together in a generous and vulnerable invitation to theologians and pastors, musicians and artists, doubters and seekers, to explore what it means to believe, today and tomorrow. -- Michael O’Connor, University of Toronto, Canada\u003cbr\u003eIn this courageous book, Maeve Heaney gifts Christians with an invitation to think intelligently about faith by trusting \u003ci\u003emusic\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003emaking\u003c\/i\u003e as a resource for \u003ci\u003emeaning\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003emaking\u003c\/i\u003e. She seeks to encourage the next generation of Christians to approach the edge of knowledge confidently, and with musicians as companions, in order to propel the tradition forward in the discovery of dimensions of God yet unknown, especially when addressing multiple intersecting injustices \u003ci\u003etheologically\u003c\/i\u003e. Professors and teachers of theology looking for a text to invite reflection and conversation in their classrooms will find themselves in the open, imaginative, and skillful hands of a wise mentor. Students and artists will find in this book acknowledgement of their doubts and encouragement to approach the Mysterious with mindful wonder and critical curiosity. -- Kimberly Vrudny, University of St. Thomas, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSuspended God \u003c\/i\u003espeaks to the contemporary need for theological language that has room for experiences – both joy and doubt – that are hard to put into words. She tells the story of the pressing need to encourage theology more fully toward flourishing and the ways in which this orientation can be supported by engagement with music as a site of theological reflection. I am grateful for Heaney's work and I am certain it will become reading for my courses on theopoetics. -- Callid Keefe-Perry, Boston College School of Theology and Ministry, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntroduction:\u003c\/b\u003e  An Apologetics of Theological Thinking  \u003cb\u003ePart I: The Theological Dimension of Christian Song Writing\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cb\u003eChapter 1:\u003c\/b\u003e Truth Matters: Intellectual Honesty and Incomplete Certitude  \u003cb\u003eChapter 2:\u003c\/b\u003e The Hidden History of Music in Theology   \u003cb\u003eChapter 3:\u003c\/b\u003e Unsung Sources: Theology in the Public Square of Music-Making  \u003cb\u003eChapter 4: \u003c\/b\u003e From Theory to Interiority: When is Music-Making Theological?    \u003cb\u003ePart II: Musicking theology: A Theopoetical Weaving of Christian Thinkers\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cb\u003eChapter 5: \u003c\/b\u003e Can the Arts Contribute to our Knowledge of Truth?   \u003cb\u003eChapter 6: \u003c\/b\u003e Is Scripture a World for Women?   \u003cb\u003eChapter 7: \u003c\/b\u003e Is Beauty Superfluous to Human Life and Christian Faith?   \u003cb\u003eChapter 8: \u003c\/b\u003e How to Believe in God in such an Unjust World?    \u003cb\u003eChapter 9: \u003c\/b\u003e Is Original Sin an Outdated Doctrine?   \u003cb\u003eChapter 10: \u003c\/b\u003e Who’s Going to Go to Heaven?   \u003cb\u003eChapter 11:\u003c\/b\u003e  What is it with Christianity and Martyrdom?   \u003cb\u003eChapter 12: \u003c\/b\u003e Is Celibacy Ever a Good Idea?   \u003cb\u003eChapter 13: \u003c\/b\u003e Where on Earth is God?  \u003cb\u003eChapter 14: \u003c\/b\u003e Is How we Name God Important?   \u003cb\u003eChapter 15: \u003c\/b\u003e How can we Know if God is Trustworthy?  \u003cb\u003eChapter 16: \u003c\/b\u003e What Role does Sexuality have in Christian faith?  Bibliography Index","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48735389974871,"sku":"9780567695604","price":36.42,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780567695604.jpg?v=1723810161","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/suspended-god-9780567695604","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}