{"product_id":"speaking-peace-in-a-climate-of-conflict-paperback","title":"Speaking Peace in a Climate of Conflict - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMarilyn McEntyre\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat can we learn from contemporary writers about keeping public conversation compassionate, vigorous, faithful, and life-giving?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThose who want to avoid simplistic partisan rhetoric and use words in a challenging, spirited way need practical strategies. This book offers a range of them. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing upon the work of exemplary contemporary writers, \u003ci\u003eSpeaking Peace in a Climate of Conflict\u003c\/i\u003e shows how to speak and write clearly and generously. For example, we can attend more carefully to the effects of metaphors, recognize and avoid glib euphemisms, define terms in ways that retrieve core meanings and revitalize them, and enrich our sense of history by deft use of allusion. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContemporary readers are awash in many words that have been cheapened and profaned. But with deliberate use of intelligence and grace we can redeem their \"sacramentality\"--humanely uttered words can convey life-giving clarity and compassion. \u003ci\u003eSpeaking Peace in a Climate of Conflict\u003c\/i\u003e is an homage to outstanding wordsmiths who have achieved that potential and an invitation to follow them in making well-chosen words instruments of peace.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarilyn McEntyre\u003c\/b\u003e is the award-winning author of several books on language and faith, including \u003ci\u003eWhat's in a Phrase? Pausing Where Scripture Gives You Pause\u003c\/i\u003e (winner of a \u003ci\u003eChristianity Today\u003c\/i\u003e 2015 book award in spirituality); \u003ci\u003eMake a List: How a Simple Practice Can Change Our Lives and Open Our Hearts; Word by Word: A Daily Spiritual Practice; When Poets Pray;\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCaring for Words in a Culture of Lies.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 212\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.48 x 7 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 14, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52613729943834,"sku":"9780802884572","price":28.06,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/5604\/6618\/files\/iDBcBSR_dL9780802884572.webp?v=1785417472","url":"https:\/\/j-s-five-and-dime.myshopify.com\/products\/speaking-peace-in-a-climate-of-conflict-paperback","provider":"J \u0026 S Five and Dime","version":"1.0","type":"link"}