Tragic Vision and Divine Compassion - 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 Tragic Vision and Divine Compassion write by Wendy Farley. This book was released on 1990-01-01. Tragic Vision and Divine Compassion available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Offering an alternative to classic Christian theodicies (justification of God's goodness and omnipotence in view of the existence of evil), Wendy Farley interprets the problem of evil and suffering within a tragic context, advocating compassion to describe the power of God in the struggle against evil.
Raging with Compassion
Raging with Compassion - 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 Raging with Compassion write by John Swinton. This book was released on 2017-10-30. Raging with Compassion available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In "Raging with Compassion", Michael Ramsey prize-winning author John Swinton argues for a practical theodicy, one embodied in the life and practices of the Christian community. This practicality does not seek to provide an explanation for the existence of evil, but rather presents ways in which evil and suffering can be resisted and transformed. This, he insists, will enable Christians to live faithfully with unanswered questions as they await God's redemption of the whole creation. Swinton explores essential practices of redemption - lament, forgiveness, thoughtfulness, hospitality, and friendship - drawing out their implications for the faithful resistance of evil. Enhanced by case studies from current events and by Swinton's own experience as a pastor and mental health nurse, "Raging with Compassion" seeks to inspire fresh Christian responses and modes of practice in our broken, fallen world.
Though the Fig Tree Does Not Blossom
Though the Fig Tree Does Not Blossom - 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 Though the Fig Tree Does Not Blossom write by Ellen Ott Marshall. This book was released on 2015-09-16. Though the Fig Tree Does Not Blossom available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book charts a course through the equally inadequate options of despair and optimism to a responsible understanding and practice of Christian hope.
In Adam's Fall
In Adam's Fall - 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 In Adam's Fall write by Ian A. McFarland. This book was released on 2011-06-24. In Adam's Fall available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. IN ADAM’S FALL Few doctrines of Christian teaching are more controversial than original sin. For how is it possible to affirm the universality of sin without losing sight of the distinct ways in which individuals are both responsible for and suffer the consequences of sinful behavior? In considering the Christian doctrine of original sin, McFarland challenges many prevailing views about it. He shows us that traditional Christian convictions regarding humanity’s congenital sinfulness neither undermine the moral accountability of sin’s perpetrators nor dampen concern for its victims. Responding to both historic and contemporary criticism of the doctrine, In Adam’s Fall reveals how the concept of original sin is not only theologically defensible, but stimulating and productive for a life of faith. Drawing on both the classical formulations of Augustine and the Christology of Maximus the Confessor, McFarland proposes a radical reconstruction of the doctrine of original sin – one that not only challenges contemporary Western visions of human autonomy but emphasizes the integrity of each individual called by God to a unique and irreplaceable destiny. Engagingly written and infused with scholarly sophistication, In Adam’s Fall offers refreshingly original insights into the contemporary relevance of a doctrine of Christian teaching that has inspired fierce debate for over 1,500 years.
Erotic Faith
Erotic Faith - 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 Erotic Faith write by Mari Kim. This book was released on 2022-03-24. Erotic Faith available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The thought of contemporary North American theologian and ethicist Wendy Farley is an unflinching clarion call to justice and compassion. Farley invites us to discover ways of embodying the deep compassion capable of resisting pernicious distortions and traumatizing injustices that harm and dehumanize us all. This volume of essays embodies her invitation to awaken as beloved community. And when we are overwhelmed by the magnitude of struggle and despair, Farley reminds us that the powerful longing of hope, at times against all evidence, refuses to give up on seeking justice and wholeness. Compassionate justice, radical hospitality, creative liberation, and deep listening emerge as more than ethical values for Farley; they are expressions of erotic faith, a praxis of faithfulness born of divine desire. These writings explore transformative perspectives and practices that have the capacity to help us recover and author our identity as the "god-bearers" we are. Erotic faith embodies the love-seeking persistence of divine faithfulness necessary to transform us from within; it meets the truth of human harm, vulnerability, and suffering by offering a complex, struggling, unscripted creativity capable of remaking us, and our world, until the beloved community is whole.
