TY - BOOK AU - Morisy,Ann TI - Bothered and bewildered: enacting hope in troubled times SN - 9781441163929 (electronic bk.) AV - BV4638 .M67 2009eb U1 - 234.25 22 PY - 2009/// CY - London PB - Continuum KW - Hope KW - Religious aspects KW - Christianity KW - Religion KW - RELIGION KW - Faith KW - bisacsh KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes index; Includes bibliographical references and index; Acknowledgements; Treatise; 1 Dystopia ... the End of a Hope-filled Future; 2 Silence at Mission Control; 3 Down in the Dip; 4 Investing in an Alternative Economy; 5 It's Being So Cheerful that Keeps Us Going ...; 6 Church for the Bothered and Bewildered; Index N2 - The post-'post-modern' period seems to be characterised by the assault of fear. Markets crash, addiction and obesity rates soar, nature suffers and we have lost confidence in nations and government. . Bothered and Bewildered  offers an analysis of our present dystopian situation that is both realistic and hopeful. Ann Morisy maps some potential responses and shows that the Christian faith, re-envisioned, can provide a resource on which to draw as we fumble for a way forward that is both imaginative and engaging UR - http://public.eblib.com/EBLPublic/PublicView.do?ptiID=601881 UR - http://site.ebrary.com/id/10427427 UR - http://www.netlibrary.com/urlapi.asp?action=summary&v=1&bookid=344484 ER -