The Gift of the Church and the Gifts God Gives It

The Blackwell Companion to Christian Ethics: Second Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 13-27

  Hauerwas, Stanley ^a   Wells, Samuel ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Christ baptism, and end of slavery and exile the new crossing over into the dwelling of God; Christian ethics, a discipline helping Christians to fulfill righteousness, the Trinitarian God of Jesus Christ; Christian ethics, and how God meets the needs of those who call upon him in need; Context of Christian ethics emerging, and understanding of the story of baptism; Gift of the church and gifts that God gives it God, wanting his people to worship him, and be God's friends and companions; God's Holy Spirit, offering God's people this gift conventional Christian ethics does; Jesus and baptism foundation of Christian ethics; Jesus, embodying memory and hope of Israel enacting roles of prophet, priest and king, Church, body of Christ; Reformed tradition, and corporate worship Catholic theme, on friendship, by Thomas Aquinas and Aristotle; The Gospel, and tearing of the heavens ending with tearing of the temple curtain

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EID: 84885498413     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781444396683.ch2     Document Type: Chapter

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