Isbn: 9780802884121 - becoming neighbors: the common good made local (7 Ergebnisse)

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The work of cultivating the common good starts in your own neighborhood.In Becoming Neighbors, Amar D. Peterman explores how the common good can be cultivated through the practice of neighbor love. And he encourages Christians to join their neighbors at what he calls 'the shared table'--a space where communities gather across differences to work towards the flourishing of the whole.Within every neighborhood, people have daily opportunities to show up for each other and share the best of their traditions, cultures, and beliefs. But too often, Christians keep to themselves--and when they do show up, many spend more time talking than listening. Peterman encourages Christians to adopt a different posture: to sit side by side with their neighbors at the community table, share a meal, engage in mutual listening and learning, and actively commit to each other's flourishing.Peterman illuminates the faith-based insights that Christians can bring to the table, such as the biblical call to love others, to seek goodness, and to build communities of belonging. And he offers tangible practices of neighbor love--including compassion, resonance, lamentation, and accompaniment--that translate across diverse populations. Peterman also demonstrates how Christ's example as prophet, priest, and king serves as a guide for how Christians might live faithfully in their communities today.At the heart of this book is a simple but critical question: How will we live Amid our differences and disagreements, through the strife and terror of our world, through the reality of death and the hope of resurrection, the answer for Christians is clear: We live as neighbors.…