Uncommon Decency Christian Civility in an Uncivil World

Name: Uncommon Decency Christian Civility in an Uncivil World
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ISBN: 9780830833092

ISBN-10: 0830833099

ISBN-13: 9780830833092

Edition: 2nd 2010

Authors: Richard J. Mouw

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Can Christians act like Christians even when they disagree? In these wild and diverse times, right and left battle over the airwaves, prolifers square off against prochoicers, gay liberationists confront champions of the traditional family, artists and legislators tangle, even Christians fight other Christians whose doctrines aren't "just so." Richard Mouw has been actively forging a model of Christian civil conversation with those we might disagree with-atheists, Muslims, gay activists and more. He is concerned that, too often, Christians have contributed more to the problem than to the solution. But he recognizes-from his dialogues with those from many perspectives-that it's not easy to…

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List price: $22.00
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Publication date: 8/17/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 187
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.25" long x 0.60" tall
Weight: 0.550
Language: English



Introduction to the Second Edition



Convicted Civility: Can We Be Faithful & Polite Too?



What Christian Civility is Not



Defending Christian Civility



Speaking in God's Presence: The Importance of Civil Speech



Open Hearts: The Importance of Civil Attitudes



The Spiritual Underpinnings



What's Good About Pluralism?



How To Be Civil About Sex



The Challenge of Other Religions



Christian Leadership in a Pluralistic World



When There Is No ï¿½On The Other Handï¿½ The Limits of Civility



Is Hell Uncivil?



Meet Mother Teresa: The Problem of Triumphalism




Serving A Slow God: Civility and the End of Time


Afterword: A Civil Hug


Notes