Faith Without Hostages: The Cross and the Ressurection in Our Lives Today

by Harris, Harriet

• ISBN13: 9780281054794
• ISBN10: 0281054797
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-01-01
• Publisher: Pilgrim Pr

Author Biography

Harriet Harris is Chaplain of Wadham College, Oxford, and is an eminent philosopher and theologian

Table of Contents

Preface	p. v
Acknowledgements	p. vii
The glory and the shame	p. 1
We don't need another Messiah	p. 6
What would Jesus do?	p. 11
Extravagance and waste	p. 16
Blood and barriers	p. 20
Suffering and dread	p. 25
Cain and envy	p. 30
Reacting to exclusion	p. 35
Christ and the Temple	p. 39
Incarnation and shame	p. 43
Widows	p. 48
Preparing to meet our maker	p. 53
Having the mind of God	p. 58
On trial--a time to speak and a time to keep silent	p. 62
A Jesus we can believe in	p. 66
Slaves	p. 73
Meditations on the seven last words from the cross	p. 77
Christ's suffering and ours	p. 92
Dying and rising with Christ	p. 98
The resurrection life	p. 102
Loving and letting go	p. 106
Unity and truth	p. 109
Coming and going	p. 116
Sources and references	p. 119
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