We are pleased to annouce that God’s Companions by
Samuel Wells has been shortlisted for the 2007 Michael Ramsey Prize
for theological writing.
www.michaelramseyprize.org.uk
Grounded in Samuel Wells’ experience of ordinary lives in
poorer neighborhoods, this book presents a striking and imaginative
approach to Christian ethics. It argues that Christian ethics is
founded on God, on the practices of human community, and on
worship, and that ethics is fundamentally a reflection of God’s
abundance.
Wells synthesizes dogmatic, liturgical, ethical, scriptural, and
pastoral approaches to theology in order to make a bold claim for
the centrality of the local church in theological reflection. He
considers the abundance of gifts God gives through the practices of
the Church, particularly the Eucharist. His central thesis, which
governs his argument throughout, is that God gives his people
everything they need to worship him, be his friends, and eat with
him. Wells engages with serious scholarly material, yet sets out
the issues lucidly for a student audience.
Cuprins
Preface.
Introduction.
Part I: The Body of Christ as Jesus.
1. Yesterday.
2. Forever.
3. Today.
Part II: The Body of Christ as the Church.
4. Forming.
5. Incorporating.
6. Performing.
7. Restoring.
Part III: The Body of Christ as the Eucharist.
8. Meeting.
9. Hearing.
10. Responding.
11. Sharing.
12. Going.
Works Cited.
Index
Despre autor
Samuel Wells was born in Canada, studied in Oxford, Edinburgh, and Durham, UK and spent fourteen years in parish ministry in the Church of England, mostly in socially deprived areas, before moving to North Carolina to be Dean of the Chapel at Duke University and Research Professor of Christian Ethics at Duke Divinity School. He has written several books in the field of theological ethics, including Transforming Fate into Destiny: The Theological Ethics of Stanley Hauerwas (2004), Improvisation and the Drama of Christian Ethics (2004) and Community-Led Estate Regeneration and the Local Church (2003). He co-edited with Stanley Hauerwas The Blackwell Companion to Christian Ethics (Blackwell, 2004).