How does anyone 'put on the mind of Christ', as Scripture commands?
Can people really get so close to Christ that they not only know his
mind but also take on his thinking? And what does this mean for
Christian discipleship, the Church, the ordinary person of faith?
David Scott, writer and poet, has reflected on this central theme of
Christianity over a lifetime's ministry in the Anglican church. He
writes with engaging honesty about his personal thoughts and yet
brings a theological rigour to his analysis. He combines a
down-to-earth practicality with profound engagement with the texts of
Scripture. The result is a gem of a book. He writes as follows in his
introduction. 'Put on the mind of Christ: what that phrase, with its
concentration on 'mind', does not immediately evoke is the way in
which the rattle-bag of feelings about things, the heartaches, the
heart searchings, the lifting up of the heart have coalesced and been
informed by the sharper, tougher attitudes of mind. We shall see, in
the case of Jesus, that those two concepts heart and mind, become one
orientation, attitude, and spring for action. They also provide one
unmoveable pointer for us to a destination we trust in, as we set out
to know Christ, and be known by him, and so to enter into a creative
relationship with the very centre of our faith.'
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ISBN
9781441176417
Publisert
2015
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Utgiver
Bloomsbury UK
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Product language
Engelsk
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Digital bok
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