{"product_id":"a-public-faith-how-followers-of-christ-should-serve-the-common-good-paperback","title":"A Public Faith: How Followers of Christ Should Serve the Common Good - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMiroslav Volf\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCovering such timely issues as witness in a multifaith society and political engagement in a pluralistic world, this compelling book highlights things Christians can do to serve the common good. Now in paperback.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for the cloth edition\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eNamed one of the \"Top 100 Books\" and one of the \"Top 10 Religion Books\" of 2011 by \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"Accessible, wise guidance for people of all faiths.\"--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Highly original. . . . The book deserves a wide audience and is one that will affect its readers well after they have turned the final page.\"--\u003ci\u003eChristianity Today\u003c\/i\u003e (5-star review)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eServing the Common Good in Public Life \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Why should Christians use the resources of their faith to speak to and to serve the common good rather than reducing the faith to a message that soothes individuals or energizes them to pursue success? And how can they do that without coercing those who are not Christians? Miroslav Volf sets for himself the daunting task of addressing these two deep and urgent questions in a way both that is widely accessible and that takes account of the scholarly literature. He succeeds on all counts.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eNicholas Wolterstorff\u003c\/b\u003e, Yale University; senior fellow, Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture, University of Virginia \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Our efforts as people of faith to bring our religious convictions into the public arena have clearly malfunctioned in recent years. But Miroslav Volf does not want us to retreat to a 'private faith' mentality. Instead he offers profound counsel about how faith-based public advocacy can promote the common good in our increasingly pluralistic world. This important book is packed with wisdom!\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eRichard J. Mouw\u003c\/b\u003e, Fuller Theological Seminary \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"An indispensable guide for voices of faith within the arena of public discourse. \u003ci\u003eA Public Faith\u003c\/i\u003e is arguably the most important book on the topic since H. Richard Niebuhr's \u003ci\u003eChrist and Culture\u003c\/i\u003e.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eRandall Balmer\u003c\/b\u003e, Columbia University \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"This insightful exploration of how Christians may faithfully engage today's political and pluralistic culture provides accessible, wise guidance for people of all faiths.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"[Volf] is one of the most well-respected modern theologians to address the issue of religion and politics in a fairly systematic way. His contribution in \u003ci\u003eA Public Faith\u003c\/i\u003e is highly original. . . . I found the book learned, interesting, and creative. It is written accessibly and will interest laypersons and scholars alike. The book deserves a wide audience and is one that will affect its readers well after they have turned the final page.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eHunter Baker\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eChristianity Today\u003c\/i\u003e (5-star review) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Public Faith\u003c\/i\u003e was named one of the Top 100 Books and one of the Top 10 Religion Books of 2011 by \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e. It also received a 2011 Book of the Year Award from \u003ci\u003eForeword Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e and a 2012 Nautilus Silver Book Award.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMiroslav Volf \u003c\/b\u003e(DrTheol, University of Tübingen) is the Henry B. Wright Professor of Systematic Theology at Yale Divinity School and director of the Yale Center for Faith and Culture in New Haven, Connecticut. He has written more than fifteen books, including \u003ci\u003eExclusion and Embrace\u003c\/i\u003e (selected among the 100 best religious books of the twentieth century by \u003ci\u003eChristianity Today\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eAfter Our Likeness\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe End of Memory\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 15, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42113734180999,"sku":"9781587433436","price":32.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/4c02ded0fed83f5c9ab02322754dded6.webp?v=1732491478","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/a-public-faith-how-followers-of-christ-should-serve-the-common-good-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}