{"product_id":"living-belief-a-short-introduction-to-christian-faith-hardcover","title":"Living Belief: A Short Introduction to Christian Faith - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDouglas F. Ottati\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA leading theologian's concise guide to the beliefs, commitments, and practices of Christianity.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat do Christians believe? But also, what do they \u003ci\u003edo\u003c\/i\u003e? And \u003ci\u003efeel\u003c\/i\u003e? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith decades of experience teaching the essentials of Christian faith, Douglas Ottati still finds these questions--and more like them--dynamic and compelling. In \u003ci\u003eLiving Belief\u003c\/i\u003e, he moves beyond trite answers, drawing from the deep well of tradition to offer up wisdom from the Apostles' Creed, the Ten Commandments, the Sermon on the Mount, and the Lord's Prayer. In so doing, Ottati explores key Christian themes, such as creation, redemption, and love--of neighbor, enemy, and the weak and dependent. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConcise and approachable, \u003ci\u003eLiving Belief \u003c\/i\u003emakes no claims to be a definitive account of Christianity but rather attempts \"to introduce a faith that remains a source of meaning and direction, that orients, that encourages and assures, that supplies moral standards and calls for contrition, and that furnishes grounds for perseverance and hope.\" In connection with each chapter, Ottati includes questions for discussion, so that readers--those revisiting the core components of their Christian faith and those learning about it for the first time--can together continue the work, begun here, of understanding the multifaceted life of devotion that is Christianity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDouglas F. Ottati\u003c\/b\u003e is the Craig Family Distinguished Professor of Reformed Theology and Justice at Davidson College in North Carolina. He taught for many years at what is now Union Presbyterian Seminary in Richmond, Virginia, and is a past president of the Society of Christian Ethics. He is also a ruling elder in the Presbyterian Church (USA). Among his other books are \u003ci\u003eA Theology for the Twenty-First Century\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHopeful Realism: Reclaiming the Poetry of Theology.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 9.1 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 07, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42157841645703,"sku":"9780802875372","price":32.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/32b502899ee4566b542a057dcb411712.webp?v=1733254123","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/living-belief-a-short-introduction-to-christian-faith-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}