TY - BOOK AU - Keyes,Dick TI - Seeing through cynicism: a reconsideration of the power of suspicion SN - 0830833889 (pbk. : alk. paper) AV - BT 135 .K49 2006 PY - 2006/// CY - Downers Grove, Ill. PB - IVP Books KW - Providence and government of God KW - Christianity KW - Cynicism KW - Skepticism KW - Suspicion KW - Belief and doubt N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. [230]-239); The anatomy of cynicism -- Introducing cynicism -- Cynicism : new and used -- Seeing through people -- Seeing through institutions : government, family and church -- Seeing through God -- Seeing through human knowledge of God : the masters of suspicion -- Seeing through meaning to power : postmodern cynicism -- Seeing through everything else : boredom, irony and satire -- Raising questions -- Suspecting our suspicions -- The vulnerability of cynicism -- Suspecting contemporary suspicion about God -- An honest alternative to cynicism -- The providence of God : a theology of brokenness -- Living with the providence of God -- Providence experienced : does Jesus make any difference? -- A pointer to transcendence -- What if the transcendent has come to earth? -- Questions about a transcendent message -- Redeeming suspicion : a God's-eye view -- What if God is not a cynic? -- Seeing through cynicism -- Beyond cynicism I : humility-a reality check -- Beyond cynicism II : individuality and charity-walking a tightrope -- Cynicism and marriage -- Cynicism and the church -- Cynicism and government -- Hope and the costs of cynicism UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0612/2006013024.html ER -