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Often claimed as one of the sparks that ignited the Reformation, the place of “works” in the Christian life continues to be hotly debated. In this helpful volume, distinguished theologian Thomas Oden draws together Christian teaching on this subject from across the centuries to provide a comprehensive witness on this essential topic.
The Good Works Reader seeks to make faith active in love. To complete this task, Oden listens to the timeless teaching of the patristic writers, the theologians who defined orthodoxy in the first five centuries after Christ. His listening extends not only to the well-known fathers such as Augustine, Irenaeus, and Eusebius, but also to lesser-known yet important fathers such as Oecumenius, Pseudo-Basil, and Peter Chrysologus. Oden presents a side-by-side collection of the fathers’ teaching on treatment of the poor, the outcast, and the imprisoned, and an extensive discussion of the necessity of practical action.
The second volume in Oden’s Classic Christian Readers set, The Good Works Reader will serve as an essential resource for Christians from all traditions who seek to balance the ancient tension between faith and works in their own lives.
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SKU (ISBN): 9780802840318
ISBN10: 0802840310
Thomas Oden
Binding: Trade Paper
Published: July 2007
Classic Christian Readers
Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.
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