What does it take to follow and not merely admire Jesus? How do religious affections reshape the practice of Christian values like love, peace, justice, and compassion? How can they possess both universal truth and local meaning? What role can they play in public life? In Fidelity of Heart Gilman answers these questions, while showing, in an innovative and provocative approach, how Christians can practice these values in ways continuous with the life of Jesus.

Christian Faith, Justice, and a Politics of Mercy: The Benevolent Community assumes that the most profound moral conflict today is between two virtues—justice and mercy. Gilman argues that the two are organically linked through the common experience of compassion. In an unjust world, justice cannot establish itself, but requires, in public as well as private life, projects of merciful benevolence. Mercy alone has the power to subvert patterns of injustice, and mercy and projects of benevol...

A guide to the practice of mediation as a means of resolving conflict, this short how-to manual includes all the resources needed to teach and train mediators in the skills of conflict resolution. It explains the conceptual framework of conflict and peacemaking, the stages and steps of the mediation process, and the resources necessary to conduct mediation sessions, including practice through role-playing.The book is divided into three parts: Theory, Process, and Practice. Part I p...

`Deepak Chopra`s thoughts on spirituality and child rearing are original, profound and fascinating' BENJAMIN SPOCK, MDDeepak Chopra`s Seven Spiritual Laws of Success have touched a chord around the globe because of their simplicity and trust. This parenting book takes those laws one by one and explores the many ways parents can bring them into the lives of their children. Explaining that success depends on who you are rather than what you do, this world-renowned physician and autho...

The goal of the Health Ethics Guide is threefold: 1. to remind readers of the fundamental commitment within the Catholic tradition to the ministry of caring for those who are sick and suffering; 2. to articulate the values and principles found within that tradition by providing guidelines for ethical decision making; and 3. to promote a pastoral understanding of how these principles and values can guide decision making in health and social services.

Featuring:Chapter 1 – We're all in this together. Sort of.Chapter 2 – What does the bible say about masturbation?Chapter 3 – Okay then clever clogs, do we have any guidance at all?Chapter 4 – The growth of appetiteChapter 5 – Is it better to marry than to burn?Chapter 6 – Oh no – I messed up!

Just Generosity calls Christians to examine their priorities and their pocketbooks in the face of a scandalous tendency to overlook those among us who suffer while we live in practical opulence. This holistic approach to helping the poor goes far beyond donating clothes or money, envisioning a world in which faith-based groups work with businesses, the media, and the government to help end poverty in the world's richest nation. This updated edition includes current statistics, policy recom...

Interest in political theology has surged in recent years, and this accessible volume provides a focused overview of the field. Many are asking serious questions about religious faith in secular societies, the origin and function of democratic polities, worldwide economic challenges, the shift of Christianity's center of gravity to the global south, and anxieties related to bold and even violent assertions of theologically determined political ideas. In fourteen original essays, authors ex...

Prophets of the Posthuman provides a fresh and original reading of fictional narratives that raise the question of what it means to be human in the face of rapidly developing bioenhancement technologies. Christina Bieber Lake argues that works by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Walker Percy, Flannery O'Connor, Toni Morrison, George Saunders, Marilynne Robinson, Raymond Carver, James Tiptree, Jr., and Margaret Atwood must be reevaluated in light of their contributions to larger ethical questi...

Despite the growing interest among philosophers and theologians in virtue ethics, its proponents have done little to suggest why Christians in particular find virtue ethics attractive. Joseph J. Kotva, Jr., addresses this question in The Christian Case for Virtue Ethics, showing that virtue theory offers an ethical framework that is highly compatible with Christian morality.Kotva defines virtue ethics and demonstrates its ability to voice Christian convictions about how to live the...

This book begins by following the account of Creation in Genesis, but not from a linear perspective as is common with so many commentators. The seven days of Creation, as I understand it, is not so much an historical event as a picture of how the Creation is presently sustained. "Time" is an intuitive experience we have as we are subject to the laws of the Creation, but God exists outside/transcendent to His Creation as He exists in a timeless state, as such this ...

In 1999, the Franciscan Center of the Washington Theological Union gathered experts to discuss the role of contemporary Franciscans in the ministry of healthcare. The talks were designed with a view both to spirituality and to maintaining Franciscan identity. At a time when Franciscan institutions are facing critical decisions, it is important to remember the tradition that brought them to where they are, the values that make them what they are, and the spirituality that identifies who the...