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Manifestations of Grace

Manifestations of Grace

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Paperback / softback

£18.99

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

Elizabeth Dreyer

Elizabeth A. Dreyer, Ph.D., is Professor Emerita of Religious Studies at Fairfield University and Adjunct Professor at Hartford Seminary.

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