Why You're Here: Ethics for the Real World - Softcover

Stackhouse Jr., John G.

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9780190636746: Why You're Here: Ethics for the Real World
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0190636742 ISBN 13: 9780190636746
Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2017

Synopsis

What are Christians to be and to do in the world? What does faithfulness look like in these complex and confusing times?

Christians are often told either to take over the world in God's name or to withdraw into faithful sanctuaries of counter-cultural witness. John Stackhouse offers a concise, vivid, and practical alternative based on the teachings of Scripture about the meaning of human life in this world and the next.

Why You're Here provides an accessible, concrete program for the faithful Christian living in today's world, fraught as it is with ambiguity, irony, and frequent choices among unpalatable options. Stackhouse speaks directly to everyday Christians who are searching for straightforward advice on some of their most complex quandaries and the challenges inherent in staying true to the Bible's teachings.

Politicians, medical professionals, businesspeople, professors, lawyers, pastors, students, and anyone else concerned to think realistically and hopefully about Christian engagement in society today will find here a framework to both guide and inspire them in everyday life.

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About the Author

John G. Stackhouse, Jr. is Samuel J. Mikolaski Professor of Religious Studies and Dean of Faculty Development at Crandall University.

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Publisher
Oxford University Press
Publication date
2017
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0190636742
ISBN 13 
9780190636746
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
328
Rating
  • 3.89 out of 5 stars
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