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Ordinary Saints: An Introduction to the Christian Life, Second Edition

Ordinary Saints

An Introduction to the Christian Life, Second Edition

Robert Benne (Author)

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Theologian and ethicist Robert Benne addresses the Christian life in its religious and moral dimensions by writing about the vocation of the Christian in daily life. With clarity and authority, he discusses Christian identity, the call of God, moral development, and marriage and family life, among other topics. This fully revised edition includes a study guide for use in classrooms and church study groups.

  • Publisher Fortress Press
  • Format Paperback
  • ISBN 9780800636265
  • Dimensions 5.25 x 8.25
  • Pages 240
  • Publication Date June 18, 2003

Endorsements

"Benne lays the groundwork for a stimulating and vision-casting conversation with readers. His lively prose assesses how liturgical exercise and the devotional life, Christian education and nature as well as the whole life of the community, personal friendships, and other factors blend with God's callings within daily life to create the Christian's habits of mind and action. . . . [This} thoroughly reworked and updated second edition provides students, laypeople, and pastors with an insightful orientation to living the Christian life at the beginning of the twenty-first century."
— Robert Kolb, Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, MO

"The Second Vatican Council speaks of 'the universal call to holiness'—which means all of us. Holiness is the work of God in the everydayness of walking by faith. Ordinary Saints is an accessible guide for the journey, written with spiritual insight and ecumenical sensibility."
— Richard John Neuhaus, First Things

"Robert Benne's wonderful book, Ordinary Saints, has long been a treasure for Christians who struggle to relate worship on Sunday to the rest of their lives. The book provides a compelling vision of the mature Christian life of discipleship, steeped in a traditional Lutheran understanding of vocation as a call to all the saints. In this revised edition, Benne maintains the depth and richness of the original, yet manages to make the work even more accessible for college students and adult Sunday school classes."
— Robert Tuttle, George Washington University Law School

Table of Contents

    Preface

  1. Introduction: Our Fragmented World
    Symptoms of Fragmentation
    A Closer Look
    Two New Lifestyles
    Why This Tradition?
    The Plan of the This Book
    Questioning for Discussion
    For Further Reading

    PART I: THE CALL OF GOD

  2. The Divine Initiative
    The Unrecognized Presence
    The Biblical Story
    The Church's Story
    My Story
    Other Stories
    A Return at Depth
    Questions for Discussion
    For Further Reading

  3. Christian Nurture: Filling the Cup of Being
    Participation in the Body of Christ
    Christian Personal Devotion
    Christian Friendship
    Re-creation
    Questions for Discussion
    For Further Reading

    PART II: THE CALLING OF THE CHRISTIAN: SPILLING THE CUP

  4. Places of Responsibility
    Sanctioned
    Dynamic
    Ambiguous
    Questions for Discussion
    For Further Reading

  5. Moral Development
    Egoism
    Heteronomy
    Autonomy
    Questions for Discussion
    For Further Reading

  6. The Christian's Calling: Toward Theonomy
    Faith
    Love
    Hope
    Questions for Discussion
    For Further Reading

    PART III: THE CALLINGS OF THE CHRISTIAN

  7. Marriage and Family Life
    Marriage and Family Life as a Place of Responsibility
    Marriage as a Christian Calling
    Related Issues
    Questions for Discussion
    For Further Reading

  8. Work
    Work as a Place of Responsibility
    Work as a Christian Calling
    Questions for Discussion
    For Further Reading

  9. Public Life
    Public Life as a Place of Responsibility
    Public Life as a Christian Calling
    Questions for Discussion
    For Further Reading

  10. The Church
    The Church as a Place of Responsibility
    The Church as a Christian Calling
    Questions for Discussion
    For Further Reading

    Index
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