The Porch and the Cross - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Porch and the Cross write by Kevin Vost. This book was released on 2016-02-29. The Porch and the Cross available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Regardless of their sometimes ambiguous concepts of God, the Roman Stoic philosophers did acknowledge Him, but on the basis of reason alone, because they had not met Christ. Nonetheless, they did deduce from God's existence our need to live lives of virtue, honor, tranquility, and self-control--and they developed effective techniques to help us achieve this. Musonius Rufus the teacher, Epictetus the slave, Seneca the adviser to emperors, and Marcus Aurelius, the emperor himself, produced a practical technology we can use to integrate Christian ethics into our own daily practice. As Kevin Vost so wonderfully illustrates in his new book, The Porch and the Cross, the Stoics can help us learn--and remember--what is up to us, and what is up to God alone.
Stoicism in Early Christianity
Stoicism in Early Christianity - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Stoicism in Early Christianity write by Tuomas Rasimus. This book was released on 2010-11. Stoicism in Early Christianity available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. An international roster of scholars highlights the place of Stoic teaching in early Christian thought.
Roman Christianity and Roman Stoicism
Roman Christianity and Roman Stoicism - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Roman Christianity and Roman Stoicism write by Runar Thorsteinsson. This book was released on 2010-05-28. Roman Christianity and Roman Stoicism available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Christianity is commonly held to have introduced an entirely new and better morality into the ancient world, a new morality that was decidedly universal, in contrast to the ethics of the philosophical schools which were only concerned with the intellectual few. Runar M. Thorsteinsson presents a challenge to this view by comparing Christian morality in first-century Rome with contemporary Stoic ethics in the city. Thorsteinsson introduces and discusses the moral teaching of Roman Stoicism; of Seneca, Musonius Rufus, and Epictetus. He then presents the moral teaching of Roman Christianity as it is represented in Paul's Letter to the Romans, the First Letter of Peter, and the First Letter of Clement. Having established the bases for his comparison, he examines the similarities and differences between Roman Stoicism and Roman Christianity in terms of morality. Five broad themes are used for the comparison, questions of Christian and Stoic views about: a particular morality or way of life as proper worship of the deity; certain individuals (like Jesus and Socrates) as paradigms for the proper way of life; the importance of mutual love and care; non-retaliation and 'love of enemies'; and the social dimension of ethics. This approach reveals a fundamental similarity between the moral teachings of Roman Christianity and Roman Stoicism. The most basic difference is found in the ethical scope of the two: While the latter teaches unqualified universal humanity, the former seems to condition the ethical scope in terms of religious adherence.
Comforts from the Cross
Comforts from the Cross - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Comforts from the Cross write by Elyse M. Fitzpatrick. This book was released on 2009-03-23. Comforts from the Cross available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Daily comforts from the gospel of Christ provide busy Christian women with brief but deep reminders of how his truths powerfully connect to their daily lives. Nothing comforts a woman's soul more than a fully understood and embraced gospel. But many women aren't finding solace in their relationship with Christ because they don't see how his life, death, and resurrection connect with soccer practices and swim lessons. Besides, they just don't have time to sit down and read a theology book, no matter how much they might hunger for God's truths. That's where Elyse Fitzpatrick's latest book comes in. Comforts from the Cross provides those well-intentioned women with bite-sized readings to remind them of their place in Christ and of his love and ministry in their busy lives. It also dusts off the facts of the gospel to show how ancient truths such as justification, sanctification, and redemption can free and enliven their souls every day. Even more, these five-minute celebrations of the gospel relieve readers of legalistic condemnation and empower them for joyful obedience by engendering fresh love for the Savior. A perfect choice for gift-giving or personal encouragement, Fitzpatrick's book helps active women grasp the practicality of the gospel message and experience its deep comforts.
Swinging in Place
Swinging in Place - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Swinging in Place write by Jocelyn Hazelwood Donlon. This book was released on 2001. Swinging in Place available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. An appreciation of the significance of the porch in everyday life in the US South. It reveals that the porch is a stage for many social dramas, and it uses literature, folklore, oral histories and photographs to show how southerners have used the porch to negotiate public and private boundaries.
