Becoming a Thinking Christian by John B Cobb Jr

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Becoming a Thinking Christian by John B Cobb Jr

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Becoming a Thinking Christian by John B Cobb Jr

This book challenges Christians to think. Committed lay Christians, says Cobb, are already theologians; he wants them to realize this and then to become good theologians.

Laypersons are just as capable as professional theologians of intellectual hard work, but they no longer expect the church to ask this of them. Cobb discusses why it is important for Christians to think about their own beliefs and assumptions. He encourages readers to find and become conversation partners. He also suggests steps a Christian's thinking may take; sources the individual can draw on, including how professionals can help; and where this thinking may lead. Cobb asserts that if there is a renewal of thinking in the church, there will be church renewal. The goal is to focus and sharpen one's thinking so that it is one's own, and to apply that thinking to one's being and acting. Each chapter ends with a section Doing Your Theology which is a list of questions for reflection and discussion.

Chapter titles include: On Becoming What You Are: A Theologian; Ethics and Theology; Shaping Up; Biblical Authority; Christians and Jews; Professionals: Help and Hindrance; Christian Counterattack; A Critique of Economics; A Critique of the University; An Afterword on Church Theology

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Cobb, John B.: - John B. Cobb, Jr., is an American theologian, philosopher, and environmentalist. Cobb is the preeminent scholar in the field of process philosophy and process theology, and the author of more than fifty books. In 2014, he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Cobb is a founding co-director of the Center for Process Studies and Professor Emeritus of Claremont School of Theology and Claremont Graduate University.
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ISBN 13 9780687287529
ISBN 10 0687287529
Titre Becoming a Thinking Christian
Auteur John B Cobb Jr
État Non disponible
Type de reliure Paperback
Éditeur Abingdon Press
Année de publication 1993-09-01
Nombre de pages 144
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