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005			20241126110731.0
008			200218s2020 miu b 001 0 eng
010			_a2020007100
020			_a9781587434204
020			_a1587434202
035			_a(OCoLC)1140709546
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050	0	0	_aBT825 _b.B4735 2020
082	0	0	_a236.1 _223 _bBIL
100	1		_aBillings, J. Todd, _eauthor. _98821
245	1	4	_aThe end of the Christian life : _bhow embracing our mortality frees us to truly live / _cJ. Todd Billings.
264		1	_aGrand Rapids, Michigan : _bBrazos Press, a division of Baker Publishing Group, _c[2020]
300			_a239 pages ; _c24 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes.
505	0		_aWelcome to Sheol: A guided tour of life in the pit -- Two views of mortality: Is death an enemy or a friend? -- Mortals in denial: Living as dying creatures -- Interplanetary exploration: The strange new world of modern medicine -- The way of prosperity and the Christian way -- The fracturing of our stories, and life after death -- Hoping for the end as mortals -- Conclusion.
520			_aWe're all going to die. Yet in our medically advanced, technological age, many of us see death as a distant reality--something that happens only at the end of a long life or to other people. In The End of the Christian Life, Todd Billings urges Christians to resist that view. Instead, he calls us to embrace our mortality in our daily life and faith. This is the journey of genuine discipleship, Billings says: following the crucified and resurrected Lord in a world of distraction and false hopes. Drawing on his experience as a professor and father living with incurable cancer, Billings offers a personal yet deeply theological account of the gospel's expansive hope for small, mortal creatures. Artfully weaving rich theology with powerful narrative, Billings writes for church leaders and laypeople alike. Whether we are young or old, reeling from loss or clinging to our own prosperity, this book challenges us to walk a strange but wondrous path: in the midst of joy and lament, to receive mortal limits as a gift, an opportunity to give ourselves over to the Lord of life.
650		0	_aDeath _xReligious aspects _xChristianity. _93965
650		0	_aDeath _xBiblical teaching. _918046
650		0	_aResurrection _xBiblical teaching. _98638
650		0	_aHope _xReligious aspects _xChristianity. _9272
650		0	_aChristian life _xReformed authors. _91210
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