Sunday, Sabbath, and the Weekend: Managing Time in a Global CultureSpirituality that takes shape around regular Sunday and Sabbath worship is central to the historical identity of Christianity. Through the lens of this book, we see also that such a spirituality is central to nurturing a healthy, thriving society. Here fourteen contributors from diverse traditions across the spectrum of American Christianity examine how Christians and others can find needful rest through Sunday and Sabbath in managing the pressures of our 24/7 global culture. |
Contents
Keeping the Lords Day in a Global Culture | 10 |
Section Two Spiritual Coherence | 41 |
Pope John Paul II and Dies Domini | 85 |
The Lords Day as Anticipation | 93 |
Theological Significance of the Lords | 105 |
Sabbath and the Common Good | 134 |
Seven Principles for the Seventh Day | 155 |
Sabbath in an Age of Ecology | 164 |
The American Sunday and the Formative | 179 |
Contributors | 186 |
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