Living Wisely with the Church Fathers
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Living Wisely with the Church Fathers

  1. 276 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Living Wisely with the Church Fathers

About this book

The first centuries of Christianity are like a far country. But despite their foreignness, they hold a treasury of wisdom for living. Early Christians struggled and flourished in a culture that was in love with empire and military power, infatuated with sex and entertainment, tolerant of all gods but hostile to the One. And from this crucible of discipleship they extracted lessons of virtue, faithfulness, and joy in Christ. Christopher Hall takes us to this distant time, where he interviews Christian leaders around the ancient Mediterranean world, inquiring how to live a good life as a Christ follower. The menu of topics wends its way through wealth and poverty, war and violence, marriage and sexuality, theater and the arena, as well as the harsh realities of persecution and martyrdom. Gathering around Basil or Chrysostom or Augustine, we are instructed anew in the way of discipleship. And as they grapple with issues surprisingly resonant with our own, this cloud of ancient witnesses both surprises and challenges us in the life of faith.

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Information

Publisher
IVP Academic
Year
2017
Print ISBN
9780830851881
eBook ISBN
9780830889181
Topic
Theology & Religion
Subtopic
Christian Theology

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Contents
  4. Acknowledgments
  5. Introduction: Living Wisely with theĀ Church Fathers
  6. Abbreviations
  7. 1 ā€œThey Looked like Flaming Angelsā€: Martyrdom
  8. 2 ā€œA Solid Drop of Goldā€: Wealth and Poverty
  9. 3 ā€œThe Misery of These Evilsā€: War and Military Service
  10. 4 ā€œThe Closest of Relationshipsā€: Sex and the Dynamics of Desire.
  11. 5 ā€œOne Hope, One Desire, One Way of Lifeā€: Life as Male and Female, and the Goodness and Beauty of Marriage.
  12. 6 ā€œFrom the Cradle to the Graveā€: Life and Death.
  13. 7 ā€œLet the Races Begin!ā€: Entertainment
  14. 8 Learning to Live a Good Life with God: The Well-Ordered Heart
  15. Notes
  16. Name andĀ Subject Index
  17. Scripture Index
  18. Praise forĀ Living Wisely with theĀ Church Fathers
  19. About theĀ Author
  20. More Titles from InterVarsity Press
  21. Copyright