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Imitating Christ: The Disputed Character of Christian Discipleship
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Books > Theology > Theology Books
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| Author/Artist: |
LUKE TIMOTHY JOHNSON |
| ISBN / ID: |
9780802883100 |
| Publisher: |
Wm Eerdmans |
| Binding: |
HARDBACK |
| Price: |
AU$69.95 |
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Believers are divided on a question central to Christian identity: what does it mean to follow Jesus? For centuries, imitating Christ meant the pursuit of holiness, conforming the self to Jesus through self-sacrifice in order to join him in eternal life. But some Christians today consider this model to be self-centered. Instead, they say, true disciples ought to imitate Jesus in confronting corrupt social systems on behalf of the oppressed.
In Imitating Christ, New Testament scholar Luke Timothy Johnson seeks the origin of this fissure. Surveying the New Testament, medieval mysticism, modern theology, and more, Johnson shows how twentieth-century social-gospel and liberation theologies created a new model of discipleship. He then evaluates the theological implications of the two models and asks what we can learn from each. Inspired by Dietrich Bonhoeffer and Thomas Merton, Johnson puts forward a vision of discipleship that can revitalize Christian witness in the world today.
Pastors and interested lay readers alike will rediscover a rich heritage in these pages. |
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