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Titre : |
The good works reader |
Type de document : |
texte imprimé |
Auteurs : |
Thomas C. Oden, Auteur |
Editeur : |
Grand Rapids, Mich. : W. B. Eerdmans Pub. Co. |
Année de publication : |
©2007 |
Importance : |
xxx, 360 p. |
Format : |
23 cm |
ISBN/ISSN/EAN : |
978-0-8028-4031-8 |
Langues : |
Anglais (eng) |
Catégories : |
Good works (Theology)
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Note de contenu : |
Introduction --
The purpose --
The texts --
The consensus established --
The ancient Christian writers on good works --
The evidence --
Part one: The poor --
"Come, o blessed of my Father" --
"Inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world" --
Where your treasure is --
The law and the poor --
The rich man and Lazarus --
Relief for the needy --
The fatherless --
Protecting the widow --
The gifts and hospitality of true widowhood --
Overview of good works: Feeding, quenching, welcoming, clothing, relieving, and visiting --
Part two: Food and hospitality --
Feeding the hungry: "You gave me food" --
The bread of life --
Not by bread alone --
Quenching thirst: "You gave me to drink" --
At table with the Lord --
Offering hospitality to the stranger: "You welcomed me" --
Biblical models of hospitality --
Clothing the naked: "You clothed me" --
Sheltering refugees and displaced persons: "You took me in" --
A place for the homeless: "He had no place to lay his head" --
Nursing the sick: "You visited me" --
Part three: Reaching out for the outcast --
Touching the untouchables: Reaching out to the leper --
Care for the handicapped: Enabling the deaf to hear --
Enabling the disabled --
Becoming as eyes to the blind: "You were as my eyes" --
Loosening the tongues of the speechless: The demoniac set free --
Binding up demonic powers --
Uprooting addictions --
Part four: The imprisoned and the persecuted --
Visiting those in prison: "You came to me" --
Witnessing in prison --
Care for the persecuted: the martyrs' gift --
Blessing persecutors --
Absorbing hatred --
Nothing can separate us --
Part five: The least of these --
The child --
God works through human limitations --
Works of mercy --
Wise as serpents, harmless as doves --
Put away bitterness --
Learning empathy with the sufferer --
Part six: Philanthropy --
The difficulty of being rich --
The stewardship of wealth --
The love of money --
Cheerful giving --
The final judgment: "Depart from me" --
Part seven: Deeds not words --
Faith active in love --
The timing of good works --
Grace works through faith active in love --
What faith does when faith is working --
Reconciling James and Paul --
Faith bears fruit --
Summary review of classic Christian teaching on good works --
Conclusion. |
The good works reader [texte imprimé] / Thomas C. Oden, Auteur . - Grand Rapids, Mich. : W. B. Eerdmans Pub. Co., ©2007 . - xxx, 360 p. ; 23 cm. ISBN : 978-0-8028-4031-8 Langues : Anglais ( eng)
Catégories : |
Good works (Theology)
|
Note de contenu : |
Introduction --
The purpose --
The texts --
The consensus established --
The ancient Christian writers on good works --
The evidence --
Part one: The poor --
"Come, o blessed of my Father" --
"Inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world" --
Where your treasure is --
The law and the poor --
The rich man and Lazarus --
Relief for the needy --
The fatherless --
Protecting the widow --
The gifts and hospitality of true widowhood --
Overview of good works: Feeding, quenching, welcoming, clothing, relieving, and visiting --
Part two: Food and hospitality --
Feeding the hungry: "You gave me food" --
The bread of life --
Not by bread alone --
Quenching thirst: "You gave me to drink" --
At table with the Lord --
Offering hospitality to the stranger: "You welcomed me" --
Biblical models of hospitality --
Clothing the naked: "You clothed me" --
Sheltering refugees and displaced persons: "You took me in" --
A place for the homeless: "He had no place to lay his head" --
Nursing the sick: "You visited me" --
Part three: Reaching out for the outcast --
Touching the untouchables: Reaching out to the leper --
Care for the handicapped: Enabling the deaf to hear --
Enabling the disabled --
Becoming as eyes to the blind: "You were as my eyes" --
Loosening the tongues of the speechless: The demoniac set free --
Binding up demonic powers --
Uprooting addictions --
Part four: The imprisoned and the persecuted --
Visiting those in prison: "You came to me" --
Witnessing in prison --
Care for the persecuted: the martyrs' gift --
Blessing persecutors --
Absorbing hatred --
Nothing can separate us --
Part five: The least of these --
The child --
God works through human limitations --
Works of mercy --
Wise as serpents, harmless as doves --
Put away bitterness --
Learning empathy with the sufferer --
Part six: Philanthropy --
The difficulty of being rich --
The stewardship of wealth --
The love of money --
Cheerful giving --
The final judgment: "Depart from me" --
Part seven: Deeds not words --
Faith active in love --
The timing of good works --
Grace works through faith active in love --
What faith does when faith is working --
Reconciling James and Paul --
Faith bears fruit --
Summary review of classic Christian teaching on good works --
Conclusion. |
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