Philemon's problem : a theology of grace / James Tunstead Burtchaell.

By:

Burtchaell, James Tunstead [Authors]

Material type:

TextGrand Rapid, MI : Eerdmans, c1998Description: 334 p. : 23 cmISBN:

0802845495

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LOC classification:

BS 2765.2 B951 1998

Contents:

Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1. Philemon's problem -- A DISTINCTIVE DOCTRINE -- 2. The father of Jesus, and strange Gods before him -- 3. His father's son, firstborn of many children -- 4. What need for Jesus, if the father already loves and saves? -- A DISTINCTIVE MORALITY -- 5. Does moral behavior matter, if it makes no difference to the Lord -- 6. Old morality or new?: the moral force of action and forbearance -- 7. An ethic both personal and social: decisions of choice -- 8. The suppleness of moral wisdom: a case study in armed force -- A DISTINCTIVE WORSHIP -- 9. When a gesture isn't only a gesture: the good of ritual -- 10. The rituals of Jesus, the anti-ritualist: worship, the real make-believe -- 11. Close to the prodigal father: case studies on penance and prayer -- 12. Our problem

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Contents --
Acknowledgements --
Introduction --
1. Philemon's problem --

A DISTINCTIVE DOCTRINE --
2. The father of Jesus, and strange Gods before him --
3. His father's son, firstborn of many children --

4. What need for Jesus, if the father already loves and saves? --

A DISTINCTIVE MORALITY --
5. Does moral behavior matter, if it makes no difference to the Lord --
6. Old morality or new?: the moral force of action and forbearance --

7. An ethic both personal and social: decisions of choice --
8. The suppleness of moral wisdom: a case study in armed force --

A DISTINCTIVE WORSHIP --
9. When a gesture isn't only a gesture: the good of ritual --
10. The rituals of Jesus, the anti-ritualist: worship, the real make-believe --
11. Close to the prodigal father: case studies on penance and prayer --

12. Our problem

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