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: 9780195134865

ISBN-10: 0195134869

ISBN-13: 9780195134865

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…

Book details

List price: $49.99
Copyright year: 1997
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 9/16/1999
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 280
Size: 9.09" wide x 6.10" long x 0.79" tall
Weight: 0.836
Language: English



Preface


Foreword



The Art of Christian Excellence



New Testament Foundations



Co-Optation into the Work of God



Authoritative Teaching



Defeating the Fear of Death



Drinking in the Majesty and Grace of God



Dwelling in the Dignity of God



Medieval Piety



Learning the Cross of Christ



Learning Love and Justice



Sixteenth-Century Reform



""""By the Renewing of Your Minds""""



Sapiential Theology


Works Cited


Index