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Bearing the Image of God

The Spiritual Act of Naming: Truth Telling in Writing (Writing As a Spiritual Discipline Series)

February 9, 2017 by Heather Walker Peterson 1 Comment

Heather Walker Peterson continues our new series, Writing As a Spiritual Discipline. See the first piece in the series here, and see other work by Heather here.   Telling the truth is a task entrusted to Adam as he names the animals; it is a responsibility of redeemed humankind which has been told the truth about itself in Jesus. Oliver O'Donovan My desire to write comes from an experience of reading. I read a transforming word. As I am transformed, I wish to influence transformation in a confusing and unjust … [Read more...] about The Spiritual Act of Naming: Truth Telling in Writing (Writing As a Spiritual Discipline Series)

Filed Under: Academic Ethics, Bearing the Image of God, Christian Thought and Practice, Devotional, Life in the Academy, Scholar's Compass Tagged With: Bearing the Image of God, Christian thought and practice, devotional, life in the academy, Scholar's Compass, Writing As a Spiritual Discipline, Writing As a Spiritual Discipline Spring 2017 Series

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