
- 438 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
What does it mean to flourish? Human flourishing lies at the heart of the good news of the gospel, and yet contemporary theologies know not only one way of speaking about what it means to flourish. If we embed our theological grammars of flourishing in the doctrine of salvation, as the doctrine in which theological flourishing talk is arguably rooted and from which rich fruit may be borne, there is not one but various ways in which to speak about what it means to flourish.Yet what governs our speaking? Why do we speak of flourishing as we do? The various conceptions of human flourishing that are outlined in this book - piety, joy, and comfort; being fully alive, healing, and dignity; grace, happiness, and blessing - represent a collection of attempts not only to imagine human flourishing, but also to imagine ways of speaking about human flourishing. Perhaps what theology could offer to the vibrant and robust conversations on human flourishing lies exactly in the reminder to take care about how we speak about that which is truly and deeply human: our longing to flourish.
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Table of contents
- Title Page
- Preface
- Chapter 1: Exploring Human Flourishing
- Chapter 2: Salvation as Reconciliation
- Chapter 3: Salvation as Liberation
- Chapter 4: Salvation as Transformation
- Chapter 5: Imagining Human Flourishing
- An Afterword on Theological Cultivars
- Bibliography