| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 264 pages) |
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I. Introduction : The art of Christian excellence ; God for human flourishing ; The art of theological practice ; Aretegenic interpretation of Christian texts ; Colonizing the mind ; Salutarity in dogmatics -- II. New Testament foundations : Co-optation into the work of God: Paul and his school ; God's co-optation of pagans ; Consecration of believers ; Empowered by the Spirit ; The discipled community ; Assessment ; Authoritative teaching: the Sermon on the Mount ; The setting for Matthean purity ; The structure of the Sermon on the Mount ; An aretegenic reading of the Sermon on the Mount ; Assessment -- III. Patristic voices : Defeating the fear of death: Athanasius of Alexandria ; The Bishop as catechist ; The persistent lure of paganism ; Curing a disordered mind ; Athanasian Christology ; Assessment ; Drinking in the majesty and grace of God: Basil of Caesarea ; Grammar for virtue ; Remedying social dysfunction ; The virtue of knowing God ; Calling forth a reader's best self ; Dwelling in the dignity of God: Augustine of Hippo ; The state of the Trinitarian question ; Learning to savor God ; The practical task of the Catholic faith ; The salutarity of sapience ; Assessment -- IV. Medieval piety : Learning the cross of Christ: Anselm of Canterbury ; Testimony from Anselm's biography ; Testimony from Anselm's letters ; Testimony from Anselm's prayers ; Testimony from Anselm's treatises ; Assessment ; Learning love and justice: St. Thomas and Dame Julian ; The climb toward humility ; The passion according to St. Thomas ; The work of Christ our mother ; Assessment -- V. Sixteenth-century reform : "By the renewing of your minds": John Calvin ; The task ; Diagnosing the problem ; The way back ; The divine pedagogy ; Assessment -- VI. Conclusion : Sapiential theology ; The salutarity of Christian doctrine ; Renewing sapiential theology ; Practicing the theological art |
| Summary |
Through close readings of classic texts, Charry develops the thesis that Christian theology is shaped by pastoral and moral purposes. Charry aims to show theologians how to teach in a morally constructive fashion, transcending the destructive opposition between academic and pastoral theology |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-253) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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| Subject |
Theology, Doctrinal -- History.
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Pastoral theology.
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Spiritual formation.
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Church group work.
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Church work.
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Church work
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Church group work
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Pastoral theology
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Spiritual formation
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Theology, Doctrinal
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Pastoraltheologie
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Pastoraaltheologie.
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Geestelijke vorming.
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History
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
0199853479 |
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9780199853472 |
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