God's companions [[electronic resource] ] : reimagining Christian ethics / / Samuel Wells

• Autore: Wells Samuel <1965->
• Pubblicazione: Malden, MA ; ; Oxford, : Blackwell Pub., 2006
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (242 p.)
• Disciplina: 230
• Soggetto topico: Christian ethics; Christian life
• Classificazione: 11.62
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: GOD'S COMPANIONS: Reimagining Christian Ethics; Contents; Preface; Introduction; Part One The Body of Christ as Jesus; 1 Yesterday; 2 Forever; 3 Today; Part Two The Body of Christ as the Church; 4 Forming; 5 Incorporating; 6 Performing; 7 Restoring; Part Three The Body of Christ as the Eucharist; 8 Meeting; 9 Hearing; 10 Responding; 11 Sharing; 12 Going; Works Cited; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: We are pleased to announce that God's Companions by Samuel Wells has been shortlisted for the 2007 Michael Ramsey Prize for theological writing. www.michaelramseyprize.org.uk. Grounded in Samuel Wells' experience of ordinary lives in poorer neighborhoods, this book presents a striking and imaginative approach to Christian ethics. It argues that Christian ethics is founded on God, on the practices of human community, and on worship, and that ethics is fundamentally a reflection of God's abundance. Wells synthesizes dogmatic, liturgical, ethical, scriptural, and pastoral approaches to theology in
• Titolo autorizzato: God's companions
• ISBN: 1-281-31114-6; 9786611311148; 0-470-77650-1; 0-470-77723-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 996208215903316
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno
• Serie: Challenges in contemporary theology.