In July and August, we embarked on a long (33 posts!) series about the various things people have said about gossip (both for and against).
This post is an index page to the whole series which was drawn from the pages of my doctoral project on the problem of gossip.
I ended that section of the project with this paragraph:
In this chapter, we have learned that, throughout history, many confusing and contradictory things have been said on the topic of gossip. Gossip’s proponents have argued for its inherent goodness and obvious usefulness. Gossip’s opponents have contended that it is wicked and destructive. While both cannot be right, there are things to be learned from both sides. Others have been coy about or unsure if gossip is either good or bad. The ongoing problem of definition, the dynamic expansion of technological means for gossip’s dissemination, and the profitability of gossip as entertainment have only exacerbated the confusion. Even those who are correctly positioned against sinful gossip have struggled to define it clearly or to provide consistently helpful teaching on how to resist it. This is the cultural milieu into which the ministry model described in the next chapter attempts to speak.That "ministry model in the next chapter" is what is now the book Resisting Gossip: Winning the War of the Wagging Tongue.
Here are all of the posts in this series:
New Series: Taking Sides on Gossip
Evolutionary Scientists and Gossip
Philosophers and Ethicists on Gossip
Literary Scholars and Gossips
Exacerbating the Problem of Gossip
Exploiting Gossip
Ambiguity and Ambivalence about Gossip #1
How to Gossip - by the British Association of Gossipmongers
Gossip and Pastoral Counseling
"The No Gossip Zone" - Business Leaders and Gossip
Educators and Social Workers on Gossip
Jewish Moral Teaching Against Gossip #1: "Lashon Hora"
Jewish Moral Teaching Against Gossip #2: Rules, Rules, Rules
Jewish Moral Teaching Against Gossip #3: Where Forgiveness Comes From
Martin Luther on Gossip
Richard Baxter on Gossip
Jonathan Edwards on Gossip
Charles Simeon on Gossip
Charles Spurgeon on Gossip
Ken Sande on Gossip
Joe Stowell on Gossip
Franklyn Wise on Gossip
Deborah Smith Pegues on Gossip
Jerry Bridges on Gossip
Martha Peace on Gossip
Ray Ortlund Versus Gossip
Brenda Payne Versus Gossip
Rounding Up "Taking Sides on Gossip"
Book Review -- "Grapevine: The Spirituality of Gossip"
Book Review -- "Overcoming Gossips" by David Kamara
Book Review -- "A Bible Handbook on Slander and Gossip" by Robert Morey
Book Review -- "Gossip and the Gospel" by Timothy Williams
Book Review -- "Stop the Runaway Conversation" by Michael Sedler
"The No Gossip Zone" - Business Leaders and Gossip
Educators and Social Workers on Gossip
Jewish Moral Teaching Against Gossip #1: "Lashon Hora"
Jewish Moral Teaching Against Gossip #2: Rules, Rules, Rules
Jewish Moral Teaching Against Gossip #3: Where Forgiveness Comes From
Martin Luther on Gossip
Richard Baxter on Gossip
Jonathan Edwards on Gossip
Charles Simeon on Gossip
Charles Spurgeon on Gossip
Ken Sande on Gossip
Joe Stowell on Gossip
Franklyn Wise on Gossip
Deborah Smith Pegues on Gossip
Jerry Bridges on Gossip
Martha Peace on Gossip
Ray Ortlund Versus Gossip
Brenda Payne Versus Gossip
Rounding Up "Taking Sides on Gossip"
Book Review -- "Grapevine: The Spirituality of Gossip"
Book Review -- "Overcoming Gossips" by David Kamara
Book Review -- "A Bible Handbook on Slander and Gossip" by Robert Morey
Book Review -- "Gossip and the Gospel" by Timothy Williams
Book Review -- "Stop the Runaway Conversation" by Michael Sedler
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