East of Eden : Spiritual Reflections on Repentant Following

by Shaw, Talbert O.

• ISBN13: 9780829815658
• ISBN10: 0829815651
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-09-01
• Publisher: Pilgrim Pr

Table of Contents

Foreword by Dr. Henry H. Mitchell	vii
Acknowledgments	ix
Introduction	xi
PART ONE - THE HUMAN CONDITION
1 East of Eden	1	(5)
2 A Perilous Pause along Life's Way	6	(4)
3 But: The Disjunctive Conjunction Invites Self-Inventory	10	(4)
4 Running without the Message: Zeal without Knowledge	14	(5)
5 The Call for Religious Integrity: Walking the Talk	19	(5)
6 Sinking in Familiar Waters: Life in a Rut	24	(7)
PART TWO - LIFE'S UNFINISHED TASK: CALLED TO SERVICE
7 What Are You Doing Here?	31	(5)
8 A Second Chance Salvages a Journey of Disobedience	36	(6)
9 A Blueprint for Modern Youth	42	(6)
10 Service between Sabbaths	48	(5)
11 The Ministry of Presence	53	(6)
PART THREE - REDEMPTIVE HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS
12 Fatherhood: Beyond Paternity	59	(6)
13 Worth versus Wealth	65	(5)
14 Love: The Perfect Triangle	70	(5)
15 The Wisdom of Solomon: Making Difficult Ethical Decisions	75	(6)
PART FOUR - HOPE: THE REASON FOR LIVING
16 The Gospel of Inclusiveness	81	(4)
17 Moral Imperatives of Christian Education	85	(5)
18 On Becoming Somebody	90	(6)
19 Profiles of Prophetic Preaching	96	(7)
PART FIVE - TRIUMPH OF HOPE AND TRUTH
20 When God Seems Silent	103	(5)
21 Songs in the Night	108	(6)
22 An Ambivalent Journey	114	(4)
23 Triumphs and Tragedies of Unrealized Potentials	118	(5)
24 Glory of the Finished Task: Eden Restored	123	(5)
Notes	128