The sacredness of human life :why an ancient Biblical vision is key to the world's future /David P. Gushee.

Book

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Community of Christ Library

Name/Title

The sacredness of human life :why an ancient Biblical vision is key to the world's future /David P. Gushee.

Description

Introduction -- What it means to say that human life is sacred -- The Old Testament and the sacredness of human life -- Jesus Christ, the New Testament, and the sacredness of human life -- The sacredness of life in early Christianity -- The fateful transition to Christendom -- Christendom divided against itself: three case studies -- Enlightenment transitions: natural rights, rule of law, and human dignity -- Nietzsche rejects the Christian God and Christian morality -- Desecrations: twentieth-century Nazi assaults on human life -- Honoring human life: twenty-first-century challenges -- The sacredness of God's creation -- Final words: For the Church and its neighbors. xvi, 461 pages ;24 cm

Book Details

Author

Gushee, David P.

Place Published

City

Grand Rapids, Mich.

Publication Subjects

Theological anthropology--Christianity. Dignity--Religious aspects--Christianity. Life--Religious aspects--Christianity. Apologetics. Christianity and culture.

Call No.

BT701.3 .G87 2013

ISBN

9780802844200, 0802844200

LCCN

2012028392

Notes

Bibliography Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 424-440) and indexes. Carrier type: volumencrdacarrier Media type: unmediatednrdamedia Date: [2013] Publication Info: {copy}2013