Beyond Cheap Grace by Eldin Villafane

Beyond Cheap Grace by Eldin Villafane

Foreword by Howard John Loewen

As our lives become complex with the demands of our affluent and accelerating society, do we hear the gospel's timeless and insistent call to live the obedience of faith? In these three sermonic essays Eldin Villafa e takes on the task of awakening true obedience of faith through the themes of discipleship, incarnation, and justice.

Beginning with discipleship, Villafa e draws on the Christ hymn of Philippians 2 to challenge Christians to choose the costly Christ-life. He then offers six contrarian perspectives on the incarnation from the early church as correctives to our current, culturally conditioned theological emphases. Finally, taking the book of Amos as a touchstone, Villafa e issues a call for just leadership among the nations.

Adding interest and depth to this work are an insightful foreword by Dean Loewen and thoughtful responses by Richard Peace, Juan Francisco Martinez, and Veli-Matt K rkk inen. Villafa e's Beyond Cheap Grace incisively extends Christ's call to discipleship, incarnation, and justice to the church, the academy, and Christian leaders of all traditions.

Eldin Villafañe is the Ricardo Tañon Distinguished Professor of Hispanic Christianity, Ethics, and Urban Ministry at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, South Hamilton, Massachusetts. His other books include Seek the Peace of the City, The Liberating Spirit, and Transforming the City (all Eerdmans).

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ISBN 13	9780802863232
ISBN 10	080286323X
Title	Beyond Cheap Grace
Author	Eldin Villafane
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Wm. B. Eerdmans
Year published	2006-07-15
Number of pages	98
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