In exploring Christian discipleship, Alister McGrath encourages us to move beyond a superficial grasp of our faith to discover its depth and riches. He sees discipleship as a process of growth in wisdom: we absorb a Christian vision of reality, allow it to percolate in our minds and then inform how we see things, think about them and act.
Helpfully drawing on the astute and illuminating insights of Dorothy L. Sayers, C. S. Lewis, John Stott and J. I. Packer, the author suggests how we can hold on to hope while journeying through darkness, and live meaningfully in a world where things don't always seem to make sense.
'Alister McGrath offers an appealing and lucid demonstration of theology understood as a "reflective inhabitation" of the Christian faith. This wise and elegant book shows the urgent importance of a Christian mind for faithful discipleship that engages the contemporary world. It should be essential reading for every pastor and every thoughtful Christian layperson.'
Jeffrey P. Greenman, President, Regent College, Vancouver
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Christian TheologyTable of contents
- Cover
- Contents
- Introduction
- Part 1 THE DISCIPLESHIP OF THE MIND: FIVE REFLECTIONS
- 1 The Lord is my light: on the discipleship of the mind
- 2 Belief: the place of the creeds in the life of faith
- 3 Habits of the Christian mind: the community of faith and personal growth
- 4 Books and the discipleship of the mind
- 5 The balcony and the road: a framework for understanding Christian discipleship
- Part 2 GROWING IN WISDOM: FOUR PRACTITIONERS
- 6 The creative mind: Dorothy L. Sayers on making sense of our world
- 7 C. S. Lewis on the reasonableness of the Christian faith
- 8 Listening and engaging: John Stott on the gospel and our culture
- 9 J. I. Packer on theology and spirituality
- Part 3 JOURNEYING IN HOPE: FOUR SERMONS
- 10 Truth, mystery and darkness: on the limits of human understanding
- 11 Intelligibility and coherence: the Christian vision of reality
- 12 Hope in the darkness
- 13 The hope of heaven
- Notes
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