The prodigal God recovering the heart of the Christian faith
Uses the biblical tale of the prodigal son to provide both an introduction to Christianity and a clarifying primer on the nature of the gospel for believers, in a resource that reveals how Jesus's essential message is revealed by the story in ways that can enable greater understandings of the Christ...
Saved in:
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York :
Dutton,
c2008.
|
| Subjects: | |
| Tags: |
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
MARC
| LEADER | 00000cam a22000004a 4500 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 001 | ocn223800589 | ||
| 005 | 20221219133600.0 | ||
| 008 | 080625s2008 nyu b 000 0 eng | ||
| 010 | |a 2008028397 | ||
| 020 | |a 9780525950790 (hardcover) | ||
| 020 | |a 0525950796 (hardcover) | ||
| 035 | |a (OCoLC)223800589 | ||
| 040 | |a DLC |c DLC |d BTCTA |d BAKER |d YDXCP |d UPZ |d LIQ |d C#P |d BWX |d VP@ |d PCB | ||
| 050 | 0 | 0 | |a BT378.P8 |b K45 2008 |
| 082 | 0 | 0 | |a 226.8/06 |2 22 |
| 092 | 0 | |a 226.8 |b Ke | |
| 100 | 1 | |a Keller, Timothy, |d 1950- | |
| 245 | 1 | 4 | |a The prodigal God : |b recovering the heart of the Christian faith / |c Timothy Keller. |
| 260 | |a New York : |b Dutton, |c c2008. | ||
| 300 | |a xv, 139 p. ; |c 20 cm. | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references (p. 136-139). | ||
| 520 | |a Uses the biblical tale of the prodigal son to provide both an introduction to Christianity and a clarifying primer on the nature of the gospel for believers, in a resource that reveals how Jesus's essential message is revealed by the story in ways that can enable greater understandings of the Christian faith. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Introduction -- The parable -- The people around Jesus : "all gathering around to hear Him" -- Two kinds of people -- Why people like Jesus but not the church -- The two lost sons : "there was a man who had two sons" -- The lost younger brother -- The younger brother's plan -- The lost elder brother -- Redefining sin : "all these years I've been slaving for you" -- Two ways to find happiness -- Two lost sons -- A deeper understanding of sin -- Both wrong, both loved -- Redefining lostness : "the older brother became angry and refused to go in" -- Anger and superiority -- Slavishness and emptiness -- Who needs to know this? -- The true elder brother : "my son, everything I have is yours" -- What we need -- Who we need -- Redefining hope : "He set off for a far country" -- Our longing for home -- The difficulty of return -- The feast at the end of history -- The feast of the father : "he heard music and dancing" -- Salvation is experiential -- Salvation is material -- Salvation is individual -- Salvation is communal -- Babette's feast. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Prodigal son (Parable) | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Christianity. | |
| 938 | |a Baker and Taylor |b BTCP |n BK0007739623 | ||
| 938 | |a Baker & Taylor |b BKTY |c 19.95 |d 14.96 |i 0525950796 |n 0007739623 |s active | ||
| 938 | |a YBP Library Services |b YANK |n 2836965 | ||
| 938 | |a Blackwell Book Service |b BBUS |n R1747023 |c $19.95 | ||
| 994 | |a C0 |b PCB | ||
| 949 | |a CCL |b CadNF |c 226.8 Ke |d i |e 39241502723963 |f 411543 |g ddc |j 02/02/2009 | ||
| 999 | |a 289737 | ||
