What Jesus Meant
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Challenging our expectations and forcing us to look anew at our reality, Erik Kolbell demonstrates how the eight pillars of the Beatitudes--meekness, empathy, righteousness, peace, persecution, purity, poverty, and simplicity--are still valuable codes of conduct for our individual and collective...
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Challenging our expectations and forcing us to look anew at our reality, Erik Kolbell demonstrates how the eight pillars of the Beatitudes--meekness, empathy, righteousness, peace, persecution, purity, poverty, and simplicity--are still valuable codes of conduct for our individual and collective lives. In this engaging book, he masterfully shows the timeless value in these poetic and paradoxical words from Jesus and how they offer relief and direction in our all-too-confusing world.
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PRODUCT DETAIL
- Catalogue Code 262247
- Product Code 9780664231873
- ISBNÂ 066423187X
- EANÂ 9780664231873
- Pages 160
- Department General Books
- Category Christian Living
- Sub-Category General
- Publisher Westminster John Knox Press
- Publication Date Feb 2007
- Sales Rank 52492
- Dimensions 214 x 140 x 11mm
- Weight 0.195kg
William Sloane Coffin (Fwd)
Rev. William Sloane Coffin (1924-2006) for half a century stood as a force forprogressive religion in America and in the world. He became famous in the 1960s,when he was chaplain at Yale University, for his very public opposition to theVietnam War. He was indicted by the government in the Benjamin Spock conspiracytrial, marched alongside Martin Luther King Jr., was jailed as a FreedomRider, and became one of the most forceful Christian voices in the civil rightsmovement.
He then served as Senior Minister of the prestigious Riverside Churchin New York City, where he inspired thousands and continued to be a powerfulvoice for conscience and change. He was the first president of SANE/FREEZE:Campaign for Global Security and lobbied for nuclear disarmament. Coffin served for 18 years as chaplain of Yale University, was senior minister of Riverside Church, and is president emeritus of SANE/FREEZE: Campaign for Global Security.
Erik Kolbell
Erik Kolbell is a writer, psychotherapist, and former Minister of Social Justice at Riverside Church in New York City. He is the author of "What Jesus Meant: The Beatitudes" and "A Meaningful Life".
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