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Autore |
Riley Judith Merkle |
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Titolo |
Being faithful : Christian commitment in modern society / / Judith A. Merkle |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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London, : T&T Clark, 2010 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-20110-0 |
9786613201102 |
0-567-61150-7 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (205 p.) |
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Collana |
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Ecclesiological investigations ; ; v. 9 |
T & T Clark theology |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Christian life |
Christian philosophy |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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pt. 1. Foundations of the Christian life in the world -- pt. 2. Developing the talents of a new age -- pt. 3. Toward the future of the Christian life. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book explores how the Christian life is lived in a pluralistic situation where different contexts of belonging give rise to different moral challenges. While it is characteristic of modern life to exist in a postmodern situation where there is an erosion of comprehensive systems of meaning, we still live today in contexts of belonging. We still seek to gather out of the fragments of modern life the sustenance of a network of belonging, belief and practice which comprise a faithful life. The construction of such a life, not only for us, but for others, serves as the framework for our moral |
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