Lose Your Life to Save It: Embracing the Paradox of Self-Serving Sacrifice Contributor(s): Thomas, Ryan (Author) |
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ISBN: 080107486X ISBN-13: 9780801074868 Publisher: Baker Books
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: October 2021 * Out of Print * |
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BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christian Living - Spiritual Growth - Religion | Christian Living - Personal Growth - Religion | Christian Theology - General |
Physical Information: 176 pages |
Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
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Publisher Description: Self-serving. It's a word that has zero positive connotations, especially among people of faith. Christians are supposed to be other-focused, even to the point of neglecting themselves in the process . . . right? Pastor and provocateur Ryan Thomas wants to challenge that clich and restore healthy self-interest to a respectable place in our vocabulary. He insightfully points out that throughout the Bible there are always three reasons for taking the right action, each intertwined and equally valid: love for others, love for God, and love for oneself. With careful reasoning and equally careful Bible study, Thomas helps us discover that the potent, naturally occurring drive of self-interest--the desire to seek our own good and avoid our own harm--is a perfectly legitimate and spiritually acceptable motive after all. Once we start seeing self-interest as a God-given resource that can be harnessed for good, we find a whole new set of reasons for pushing ourselves further in the life of faith. |
Contributor Bio(s): Thomas, Ryan: - Ryan Thomas Holladay (writing as Ryan Thomas) grew up in California and was educated at Wheaton College (BA Philosophy), Union Theological Seminary (MA Theology), and NYU School of Law (JD). He then served as the lead pastor of Lower Manhattan Community Church in New York City for ten years. Currently, Ryan lives in Kigali, Rwanda, with his wife and four daughters.Holladay, Ryan: - Ryan Holladay is the pastor of Lower Manhattan Community Church in downtown New York City. His goal is to translate familiar Christian concepts into terms a secular New Yorker can understand, while at the same time challenging long-time Christians to reexamine their faith. Ryan is a graduate of Wheaton College (BA, Philosophy), Union Theological Seminary (MA, Theology), and NYU Law (JD.) He and his wife, Brittany, live in Manhattan with their four daughters. |
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