Heresies and How to Avoid Them

Heresies and How to Avoid ThemWhat don't Christians believe? Is Jesus really divine? Is Jesus really human? Can God suffer? Can people be saved by their own efforts? The early church puzzled over these questions, ruling in some beliefs and ruling out others. Heresies and How to Avoid Them explains the principal ancient heresies and shows why contemporary Christians still need to know about them. These famous detours in Christian believing seemed plausible and attractive to many

caring for the aging

Jervis engages both philosophical and traditional biblical understandings of time

Smith focuses on the themes of liturgy and desire in Desiring the Kingdom

the Lectionary

Here James Resseguie applies the easily understandable tools introduced in his primer on narrative criticism to this challenging book

The book suggests that Christian theism can explain such things as the elegance of math

Throughout his experience

He concludes by discussing the art of spiritual autobiography and what it means to be a congregation

and Micah--showing their relevance for those who wish to speak with a prophetic voice today

not evangelism

● lists of key terms

● Careful exegesis of the biblical text from the perspective of Catholic faith