Scandalous Obligation: Rethinking Christian Responsibility Contributor(s): Severson, Eric R. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0834126125 ISBN-13: 9780834126121 Publisher: Beacon Hill Press of Kansas City OUR PRICE: $16.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2011 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christian Living - Social Issues - Religion | Christian Theology - Ethics - Religion | Christian Ministry - General |
Dewey: 241 |
LCCN: 2011006291 |
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.4" W x 8.4" (0.55 lbs) 192 pages |
Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Responsibility is routinely overlooked, manipulated, and oversimplified. In Scandalous Obligation, Eric Severson explores the scope of Christian responsibility. This book delves into the slippery nature of obligation, the dilemma of competing calls for justice, and the perilous temptation to dismiss or avoid responsibility. Using examples from popular culture Severson casts an expansive and often daunting vision of responsibility that challenges the status quo.This book presses readers to consider the many complications that arise when Christians begin to understand the extent of their responsibility for the suffering that abounds in the world. It explores how Christians are to turn this approach to responsibility toward the clouds of injustice and pain that hang over our world today. |