Overview

This lively and wonderful book probes the presence of grace (Grace is everywhere""), garners the timeless teachings of the New Testament and theologians, and discusses grace in the light of contemporary beliefs and needs. ""

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Author:   Elizabeth Dreyer
Publisher:   Liturgical Press
Imprint:   Liturgical Press
Dimensions:   Width: 13.70cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.340kg
ISBN:  

9780814657591

ISBN 10:   0814657591
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   01 February 1990
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

"Table of Contents Preface   1 Introduction   3 Part I: Setting the Stage   9        1.  Getting into the Act: Invitation to the Reader   10        2.  The Reflected Life: The Centrality of Experience   14        3.  Elements in a First Description of Grace    20        4.  Past Faulty Directions   26        5.  The Living Faith of the Dead: Tradition   33 Part II: Our Ancestors on Grace   39        6.  ""Honey Pressed Down and Running Over"": Hebrew Scriptures   43        7.  New Creation in Christ: Paul of Tarsus   54        8.  God the Divine Healer: Augustine of Hippo   65        9.  A Joyful Friendship: Thomas Aquinas   82      10.  ""And All Shall Be Well"": Julian of Norwich   104      11.  The Glory of the Cross: Marring Luther   126      12.  A Tug of War: Trent, Molinism and Jansenism   144 Part III: Grace Today   156      13.  The Passion of God: Grace as  Self-Gift   161      14.  The Human Person Fully Alive   170      15.  In the Company of the Cosmos   190      16.  ""God Love Admiration"": Grace Literature   212      17.  Conclusion: The Many Faces of Grace   236 Index   241"

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Elizabeth A. Dreyer, Ph.D., is Professor Emerita of Religious Studies at Fairfield University and Adjunct Professor at Hartford Seminary.

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