Public Faith How Followers of Christ Should Serve the Common Good

Name: Public Faith How Followers of Christ Should Serve the Common Good
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ISBN: 9781587432989

ISBN-10: 1587432986

ISBN-13: 9781587432989

Edition: 2011

Authors: Miroslav Volf

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Debates are raging today about the role of religions in public life. As the world shrinks and the interdependence of people increases, various religions come to inhabit the same space. But how do they live together, especially when each wants to shape the public realm according to the dictates of its own sacred texts and traditions? How does the Christian faith relate in the religious pluralism of contemporary public life?While Volf argues that there is no single way Christian faith relates to the culture as a whole, he explores major issues on the frontlines of faith today: 1) In what way does the Christian faith come to malfunction in the contemporary world and how should we counter these…

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List price: $21.99
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Brazos Press
Publication date: 8/1/2011
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 192
Size: 5.75" wide x 8.75" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.792

Miroslav Volf is the Henry B. Wright Professor of Theology at Yale Divinity School and Director of the Yale Center for Faith & Culture. He has published and edited nine books and over 60 scholarly articles, including his book Exclusion and Embrace, which won the 2002 Grawemeyer Award in Religion.



Introduction



Countering Faith's Malfunctions



Malfunctions of Faith



Idleness



Coerciveness



Human Flourishing



Engaged Faith



Identity and Difference



Sharing Wisdom



Public Engagement


Conclusion


Acknowledgments


Notes


Index