The Christian Moral Life. Timothy F. Sedgwick

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      The Christian Moral Life

      Practices of Piety

      Timothy F. Sedgwick

      Copyright © 1999, 2008 by Timothy F. Sedgwick

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      Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

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      First published in 1999 by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 255 Jefferson Ave. SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49503.

      Published in 2008 by

      Seabury Books

      445 Fifth Avenue

      New York, New York 10016

       www.seaburybooks.com

      An imprint of Church Publishing Incorporated

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       For Martha, Sarah, and Ellen

      “Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by doing that some have entertained angels without knowing it.“

      HEBREWS 13:2

       Contents

       Preface to the 2008 Edition

       Introduction

       1. Describing the Christian Life

       Changing Understandings

       A Life Given in Worship

       Roman Catholic and Protestant Perspectives

       2. An Anglican Perspective

       Faith as a Way of Life

       The Theological Tradition

       Theology and Ethics

       3. Incarnate Love

       The Transformation of Sexuality

       Idolatry and Moralism

       The Covenant of Hospitality

       4. Love and Justice

       The Transformation of Poverty

       The Nature of Justice

       Law and Gospel

       5. The Practices of Faith

       Disciplines of Mind and Body

       Worship and the Disciplines of Faith

       Hospitality and Forgiveness

       6. The Call of God

       The Nature of Calling

       The Faith of Piety

       Ethics and the Christian Life

       Appendix

       Theology as Grounded in Piety

       Narrative Theology and Practice

       Understandings of God

       Index

       Preface to the 2008 Edition

      The Christian moral life seeks to offer an account of the Christian life. It is in this sense that the word “piety” is used. Practices of piety refer not narrowly to spiritual practices but—as the word “piety” СКАЧАТЬ