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