Uncommon Decency
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Uncommon Decency

Christian Civility in an Uncivil World

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eBook - ePub

Uncommon Decency

Christian Civility in an Uncivil World

About this book

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 hold to Christian convictions and treat sometimes vindictive opponents with civility and decency. Few if any people in the evangelical world have conversed as widely and sensitively as Mouw. So few can write more wisely or helpfully than Mouw does here about what Christians can appreciate about pluralism, the theological basis for civility, and how we can communicate with people who disagree with us on the issues that matter most.

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Information

Publisher
IVP
Year
2011
Print ISBN
9780830833092

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Copyright
  3. Contents
  4. Introduction:
  5. 1 Convicted Civility
  6. 2 What Christian Civility Is Not
  7. 3 Defending Christian Civility
  8. 4 Speaking in God's Presence
  9. 5 Open Hearts
  10. 6 The Spiritual Underpinnings
  11. 7 What’s Good About Pluralism?
  12. 8 How to Be Civil About Sex
  13. 9 The Challenge of Other Religions
  14. 10 Christian Leadership in a Pluralistic World
  15. 11 When There Is No “On the Other Hand”
  16. 12 Is Hell Uncivil?
  17. 13 Abraham Kuyper, Meet Mother Teresa
  18. 14 Serving a Slow God
  19. Afterword:
  20. Notes
  21. About the Author