Living the Sermon on the Mount : A Practical Hope for Grace and Deliverance

by Stassen, Glen H

• ISBN13: 9780787977368
• ISBN10: 0787977365
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-07-28
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass

Summary

In Living the Sermon on the Mount, theologian and award-winning author Glen H. Stassen helps us to see that the revolutionary ideas in the Sermon on the Mount about loving and caring for each other, living in peace, and acting justly are not unattainable ideals but a recipe for wholeness and healing in our human relationships and deliverance from the vicious cycles that we get stuck in.

Author Biography

Glen H. Stassen is Lewis B. Smedes Professor of Christian Ethics at Fuller Theological Seminary, a scholar in Christian ethics and biblical interpretation. He is the author of many articles and books including Kingdom Ethics (coauthored with David P. Gushee), which won Christianity Today's award for best book of the year in theology or ethics

Table of Contents

EDITOR'S FOREWORD	ix
PREFACE	xiii
Chapter 1 Seeking God's Holy Presence on the Mountain	1	(16)
Chapter 2 Participating with Joy in the Reign of God	17	(21)
Chapter 3 The Beatitudes	38	(25)
Chapter 4 Practicing Reconciliation and Keeping Our Covenants	63	(19)
Chapter 5 Telling the Truth, Making Peace, Loving Our Enemies	82	(24)
Chapter 6 The Prayer of Jesus	106	(19)
Chapter 7 Investing in God's Reign and Restorative Justice	125	(19)
Chapter 8 Forgoing Judgment for Forgiveness	144	(22)
Chapter 9 Practicing Loyalty to God, Not to Worldly Powers	166	(18)
Chapter 10 How to Tell a True Ethic from a False One	184	(19)
NOTES	203	(8)
FOR FURTHER READING	211	(4)
THE AUTHOR	215	(2)
INDEX	217