Called to Be Saints
eBook - ePub

Called to Be Saints

An Invitation to Christian Maturity

  1. 256 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Called to Be Saints

An Invitation to Christian Maturity

About this book

Christianity Today Award of Merit

Best Book of Spirituality—Academic, from Byron Borger, Hearts and Minds Bookstore

Evangelicals are known for their emphasis on conversion. But what about lifeafter conversion and beyond justification?

Desperately needed is a comprehensive theology of the Christian life from beginning to end, along with the means of formation and transformation. In Called to Be Saints, Gordon Smith draws on a distinguished lifetime of reflecting on these themes to offer us a theologically rich account of our participation in the life of Christ.

Both profound and practical, this book is a trinitarian theology of holiness that encompasses both justification and sanctification, both union with Christ and communion with God. Smith unfolds how and why Christians are called to become wise people, do good work, love others and enjoy rightly ordered affections.

If holiness is the ongoing journey of becoming mature in Christ, then there is no better guide than Smith. Christians in every walk of life will find this a rich resource for learning what it means to "grow up in every way . . . into Christ" (Ephesians 4:15).

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Information

Publisher
IVP Academic
Year
2014
eBook ISBN
9780830864898
Print ISBN
9780830840304
Topic
Theology & Religion

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. Introduction
  7. 1 Called to Be Saints: The Need for a Compelling Theology of Holiness
  8. 2 Union with Christ: The Essence of the Christian Life
  9. 3 Holy People Are Wise People: An Invitation to Sapiential Holiness
  10. 4 Called to Do Good Work: An Invitation to Vocational Holiness
  11. 5 Learning to Love: An Invitation to Social Holiness
  12. 6 Joy and the Ordering of the Affections: An Invitation to Emotional Holiness
  13. Appendix A: Congregations and Transformation: The Church and the Call to Spiritual Maturity
  14. Appendix B: Christian Higher Education: A Passion for Wisdom and Spiritual Transformation
  15. Notes
  16. Name Index
  17. Subject Index
  18. Scripture Index
  19. About the Author
  20. More Titles from InterVarsity Press

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