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| Material Type: | Internet resource |
|---|---|
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Thomas C Oden |
| ISBN: | 9780802840318 0802840310 |
| OCLC Number: | 82367966 |
| Description: | xxx, 360 pages ; 23 cm. |
| Contents: | Introduction -- The purpose -- The texts -- The consensus established -- The ancient Christian writers on good works -- The evidence -- Part one: The poor -- "Come, o blessed of my Father" -- "Inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world" -- Where your treasure is -- The law and the poor -- The rich man and Lazarus -- Relief for the needy -- The fatherless -- Protecting the widow -- The gifts and hospitality of true widowhood -- Overview of good works: Feeding, quenching, welcoming, clothing, relieving, and visiting -- Part two: Food and hospitality -- Feeding the hungry: "You gave me food" -- The bread of life -- Not by bread alone -- Quenching thirst: "You gave me to drink" -- At table with the Lord -- Offering hospitality to the stranger: "You welcomed me" -- Biblical models of hospitality -- Clothing the naked: "You clothed me" -- Sheltering refugees and displaced persons: "You took me in" -- A place for the homeless: "He had no place to lay his head" -- Nursing the sick: "You visited me" -- Part three: Reaching out for the outcast -- Touching the untouchables: Reaching out to the leper -- Care for the handicapped: Enabling the deaf to hear -- Enabling the disabled -- Becoming as eyes to the blind: "You were as my eyes" -- Loosening the tongues of the speechless: The demoniac set free -- Binding up demonic powers -- Uprooting addictions -- Part four: The imprisoned and the persecuted -- Visiting those in prison: "You came to me" -- Witnessing in prison -- Care for the persecuted: the martyrs' gift -- Blessing persecutors -- Absorbing hatred -- Nothing can separate us -- Part five: The least of these -- The child -- God works through human limitations -- Works of mercy -- Wise as serpents, harmless as doves -- Put away bitterness -- Learning empathy with the sufferer -- Part six: Philanthropy -- The difficulty of being rich -- The stewardship of wealth -- The love of money -- Cheerful giving -- The final judgment: "Depart from me" -- Part seven: Deeds not words -- Faith active in love -- The timing of good works -- Grace works through faith active in love -- What faith does when faith is working -- Reconciling James and Paul -- Faith bears fruit -- Summary review of classic Christian teaching on good works -- Conclusion. |
| Series Title: | Classic Christian readers. |
| Responsibility: | Thomas C. Oden. |
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