By the Renewing of Your Minds The Pastoral Function of Christian Doctrine

Name: By the Renewing of Your Minds The Pastoral Function of Christian Doctrine
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ISBN: 9780195097108

ISBN-10: 0195097106

ISBN-13: 9780195097108

Edition: 1997

Authors: Ellen T. Charry

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This book develops the thesis that classical Christian theology seeks to help believers flourish by knowing and loving God. Ellen Charry argues this premise by example, offering a close reading of a number of classical texts, from the New Testament era to the Reformation, including works of Paul, Augustine, Athanasius, Basil of Caesarea, Anselm, and Calvin. She points out the pastoral and moral aims that shape the teachings of these theologians on a wide range of topics, including the Trinity; human beings as created in the image of God; the incorporation of Jews and Gentiles into the body of Christ in baptism; the incarnation, death, and resurrection of Christ; and the divinity of the Holy…

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List price: $49.95
Copyright year: 1997
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 7/3/1997
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 280
Size: 6.44" wide x 9.50" long x 0.96" tall
Weight: 1.298
Language: English

Preface
Foreword	p. xiii
The Art of Christian Excellence	p. 2
New Testament Foundations	p. 32
Co-Optation into the Work of God	p. 34
Authoritative Teaching	p. 61
Defeating the Fear of Death	p. 86
Drinking in the Majesty and Grace of God	p. 101
Dwelling in the Dignity of God	p. 120
Medieval Piety	p. 152
Learning the Cross of Christ	p. 154
Learning Love and Justice	p. 176
Sixteenth-Century Reform	p. 196
""""By the Renewing of Your Minds""""	p. 198
Sapiential Theology	p. 224
Works Cited	p. 246
Index	p. 255
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