Manifestations of Grace
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Publisher: Liturgical Press
ISBN: 9780814657591
Number of Pages: 256
Published: 01/02/1990
Width: 13.7 cm
Height: 21.6 cm
This lively and wonderful book probes the presence of grace ("Grace is everywhere"), garners the timeless teachings of the New Testament and theologians, and discusses grace in the light of contemporary beliefs and needs.
Table of Contents
Preface 1
Introduction 3
Part I: Setting the Stage 9
1. Getting into the Act: Invitation to the Reader 10
2. The Reflected Life: The Centrality of Experience 14
3. Elements in a First Description of Grace 20
4. Past Faulty Directions 26
5. The Living Faith of the Dead: Tradition 33
Part II: Our Ancestors on Grace 39
6. "Honey Pressed Down and Running Over": Hebrew Scriptures 43
7. New Creation in Christ: Paul of Tarsus 54
8. God the Divine Healer: Augustine of Hippo 65
9. A Joyful Friendship: Thomas Aquinas 82
10. "And All Shall Be Well": Julian of Norwich 104
11. The Glory of the Cross: Marring Luther 126
12. A Tug of War: Trent, Molinism and Jansenism 144
Part III: Grace Today 156
13. The Passion of God: Grace as Self-Gift 161
14. The Human Person Fully Alive 170
15. In the Company of the Cosmos 190
16. "God Love Admiration": Grace Literature 212
17. Conclusion: The Many Faces of Grace 236
Index 241
Preface 1
Introduction 3
Part I: Setting the Stage 9
1. Getting into the Act: Invitation to the Reader 10
2. The Reflected Life: The Centrality of Experience 14
3. Elements in a First Description of Grace 20
4. Past Faulty Directions 26
5. The Living Faith of the Dead: Tradition 33
Part II: Our Ancestors on Grace 39
6. "Honey Pressed Down and Running Over": Hebrew Scriptures 43
7. New Creation in Christ: Paul of Tarsus 54
8. God the Divine Healer: Augustine of Hippo 65
9. A Joyful Friendship: Thomas Aquinas 82
10. "And All Shall Be Well": Julian of Norwich 104
11. The Glory of the Cross: Marring Luther 126
12. A Tug of War: Trent, Molinism and Jansenism 144
Part III: Grace Today 156
13. The Passion of God: Grace as Self-Gift 161
14. The Human Person Fully Alive 170
15. In the Company of the Cosmos 190
16. "God Love Admiration": Grace Literature 212
17. Conclusion: The Many Faces of Grace 236
Index 241