Adventures in Evangelical Civility: A Lifelong Quest for Common GroundA Hopeful Calvinist's Quest for Common Ground Richard Mouw, one of the most influential evangelical voices in America, has been on a lifelong "quest for commonness"--engaging with others in a positive manner and advocating for a "convicted civility" when conversing with those with whom we disagree. Through nearly half a century of scholarship, leadership, and ministry, Mouw has sought to learn from non-Christian scholars and other faith traditions and to cultivate a civility that is compatible with his Calvinist convictions. In Adventures in Evangelical Civility, Mouw reflects on his almost fifty years of Christian public life, which provides a unique lens for understanding twentieth-century evangelicalism. He explores themes such as common grace, the imago Dei, and interfaith dialogue, offering a critical assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of what he has accomplished as a spokesperson for evangelical and Reformed perspectives. |
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User Review - broreb - LibraryThingMouw's writing is very engaging, even elegant. In attempting to trace his path in his search for common ground in both inter- and intra-faith relationships, he covers a lot of personal and theological ... Read full review
Contents
More Than Calisthenics | |
Lessons from the Philosophical Moderns | |
Commonalities in the Public Square | |
Preaching Civility | |
Paying Attention to Context | |
Reformed and Evangelical | |
When Truth Is Distorted | |
On Being a Public Intellectual | |
Interfaith Engagements | |
Of Hymns and Dialogues | |
Concerns about the Journey | |
Notes | |
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| Title | Adventures in Evangelical Civility: A Lifelong Quest for Common Ground |
| Author | Richard J. Mouw |
| Publisher | Brazos Press, 2016 |
| ISBN | 149340587X, 9781493405879 |
| Length | 256 pages |
| Subjects | › › Religion / Christian Church / General Religion / Christianity / Calvinist Religion / Ecumenism & Interfaith |
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