| Description |
xiv, 239 pages ; 22 cm |
| Contents |
Right and wrong -- the universe -- life on other planets -- God in outer space -- Atheism -- seeing and believing -- miracle and the laws of nature -- morality -- the Tao -- Illustrations of the Tao -- joy -- theology -- divine omnipotence -- divine goodness -- begetting and making -- spirit, spirits, spiritual -- The three-personal God -- The Trinity -- the fall of man -- the incarnation -- the virgin birth -- miracles of fertility -- miracles of healing -- miracles of destruction -- miracle of the resurrection -- miracle of the walking on the water -- miracle of the raising of Lazarus -- Miracle of the transfiguration -- miracle of the ascension -- on seeing a miracle -- the second coming -- what are we to make of Jesus Christ? -- "putting on Christ" -- perfection -- first fervor -- scruples -- liturgy -- holy communion -- devotions to saints -- church music -- ready-made prayers -- festooning ready-made prayers -- when and where to pray -- the moment of prayer -- mechanics of meditation -- answered prayers -- the efficacy of prayer -- mysticism -- spiritual reading -- reading the gospels -- biblical exegesis -- thought, imagination, language -- scripture -- the Psalms -- prayer of praise -- modern translations of the Bible -- moral choices -- virtue -- prudence -- temperance -- justice and fortitude -- chastity -- belief -- belief and disbelief -- faith -- faith and good works -- good work and good works -- hope -- charity -- humility -- forgiveness -- almsgiving -- obedience -- the Devil -- Screwtape to Wormwood on: prayer; war; anxiety; peaks and troughs; lust; worldly companions; humility; laughter; irregular churchgoing; gluttony; reinterpreting Jesus -- everythingism -- sins of thought -- pride -- human wickedness -- laziness -- guild -- anxiety -- psychoanalysis -- social morality -- Christian society -- ecumenism -- other religions -- fascism and communism -- is Christianity hard or easy? -- apologetics -- money -- gift-love and need-love -- appreciative love -- love of nature -- love of country -- storge or affection -- philia or friendship -- eros and venus -- agape and charity -- "love thy neighbor" -- sex -- marriage -- divorce -- intercourse in the afterlife -- Christmas and Xmas -- the ego and the self -- the airplane, the wireless, and the contraceptive -- human pain -- animal pain -- suffering -- the crown and the cross -- death -- judgment -- resurrection of the body -- purgatory -- hell -- heaven |
| Summary |
An anthology of more than 100 selections from the writings of an influential and popular English theologian |
| Notes |
Presented by Revd Dr Raymond Rickards |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-235) |
| Subject |
Church of England.
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Christian life -- Anglican authors.
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Theology -- History -- 20th century.
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Theology.
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Christian life -- Anglican authors
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Christian life.
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| LC no. |
77021685 |
| ISBN |
0025709003 |
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9780025709003 |
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