Jesus The Fool
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Jesus The Fool
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Author : Michael Frost
language : en
Publisher: Baker Books
Release Date : 2010-05-01
Jesus The Fool written by Michael Frost and has been published by Baker Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-05-01 with Religion categories.
"One who is strengthened by God professes himself to be an utter fool by human standards, because he despises the wisdom men strive for."--Thomas Aquinas "Go and do likewise. . . ."--Luke 10:37 Missiologist Michael Frost is looking for the real Jesus--the man who didn't care what people thought, worked on the Sabbath, touched the unclean, ate with sinners, and generally contradicted what was acceptable to the leadership of his day. He's searching for the Jesus who embodies all the characteristics of the ancient tradition of the holy foolish paradigm as described and commended by Paul, the church fathers, and the medieval saints. And he finds him. . . . Saintly fools prefer life out in the open in the secular world, intentionally make themselves conspicuous, and consistently defy rules set by society. Frost directs our minds and hearts to the greater story of Jesus. He reminds us that following the Savior is rarely safe--and that Christ will continue to redraw our blueprint of what's right and what's righteous; and will persist in calling us to take the alternative, dangerous, ridiculous road walked by wise fools down through the centuries of the church. A much-needed and longed-for challenge to emergent, contemporary, and traditional gatherings and churches alike.
Jesus The Holy Fool
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Author : Elizabeth-Anne Stewart
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 1999
Jesus The Holy Fool written by Elizabeth-Anne Stewart and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Philosophy categories.
Richly written, Jesus the Holy Fool combines diverse images from religious traditions, world literature, Jungian archetype, and Scripture. Weaving the best theology and spirituality, Jesus the Holy Fool is a fresh and inviting Christology. The Scriptures tell us that religious leaders thought Jesus was "possessed," and his own family thought he was "crazy." In his open table fellowship, choice of followers, radical passion, and his death and resurrection, Jesus was willing to appear as a fool for the sake of God's reign. His teachings--especially the parables, paradoxes, and the beatitudes--advocate a way of life that is grounded in Holy Foolishness. Through an archetypal examination of the fool motif as it applies to Jesus in the Gospels, Jesus the Holy Fool develops the connections between holiness and folly. Offering new insights into Christology and exploring its practical pastoral ramifications, Jesus the Holy Fool presents Holy Foolishness as a paradigm for the Christian journey and as a new model of what it means for us to be church.
Jesus The Fool
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Author : Michael Frost
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1994
Jesus The Fool written by Michael Frost and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with categories.
Jesus, like the Medieval jester, reframes our thinking about ourselves, the world and God by taking us by surprise. Designed for Christians to enjoy, and to give to their uncommitted friends, this book should appeal to those who wish to give a helpful book to non-Christians.
The Fool In Christ Emanuel Quint
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Author : Gerhart Hauptmann
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1976
The Fool In Christ Emanuel Quint written by Gerhart Hauptmann and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1976 with God (Christianity) categories.
"On a Sunday morning in the month of May, Emanuel Quint arose from his bed on the floor of his father's little hut. He washed himself outside at the stone trough in clear water from a mountain spring, holding his hollowed hands under the crystal jet that flowed from a de cayed, moss-grown wooden spout. During the night he had scarcely slept, and now, without waking the family or taking anything to eat, he started off in the direction of Reichenbach. An old woman coming toward him on a path through the fields stopped short when she caught sight of him from afar. For the swinging stride with which Emanuel walked and his remarkably dignified bearing contrasted strangely with his bare feet, bare head, and the poverty of his garments."--excerpt
Paul The Fool Of Christ
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Author : L. L. Welborn
language : en
Publisher: A&C Black
Release Date : 2005-07-19
Paul The Fool Of Christ written by L. L. Welborn and has been published by A&C Black this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-07-19 with Religion categories.
Welborn argues that Paul's acceptance of the role of a 'fool', and his evaluation of the message of the cross as 'foolishness', are best understood against the background of the popular theatre and the fool's role in the mime. Welborn's investigation demonstrates that the term 'folly' (moria) was generally understood as a designation of the attitude and behaviour of a particular social type -û the lower class buffoon. As a source of amusement, these lower class types were widely represented on the stage in the vulgar and realistic comedy known as the mime. Paul's acceptance of the role of the fool mirrors the strategy of a number of intellectuals in the early Empire who exploited the paradoxical freedom that the role permitted for the utterance of a dangerous truth. Welborn locates Paul's exposition of the 'folly' of the message about the cross in a submerged intellectual tradition that connects Cynic philosophy, satire, and the mime. In this tradition, the world is viewed from the perspective of the poor, the dishonoured, the outsiders. The hero of this tradition is the 'wise fool,' who, in grotesque disguise, is allowed to utter critical truths about authority. The book demonstrates that Paul participates fully in this tradition in his discourse about the folly of the word of the cross. The major components of Paul's argument in 1 Corinthians 1-4 find their closest analogies in the tradition that valorizes Socrates, Aesop, and the mimic fool. JSNTS 293 and ECC
Perfect Fools
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Author : John Saward
language : en
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Release Date : 1980
Perfect Fools written by John Saward and has been published by OUP Oxford this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1980 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
This title, by John Saward, explores foolishness and fools in Catholic and Orthodox spirituality.
The Importance Of Being Foolish
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Author : Brennan Manning
language : en
Publisher: Harper Collins
Release Date : 2010-10-05
The Importance Of Being Foolish written by Brennan Manning and has been published by Harper Collins this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-10-05 with Religion categories.
In the eyes of the world, Jesus was a fool. He did not abide by the rules of his day; the people he associated with were shunned by society; his Sermon on the Mount reads likea primer on being left behind, stepped on, and ignored. In order for us to truly be the people Jesus wants us to be, we too must learn to become "foolish." Becoming a Christian is not a magical enterprise by which we are automatically transformed into better people. We must train to become who God intends us to be. In The Importance of Being Foolish, bestselling Christian author Brennan Manning teaches us how to think like Jesus. By reorienting our lives according to the gospel we may appear to be fools in the eyes of the world, but Manning reveals that this is exactly what Jesus wants. In a powerful exploration of the mind of Christ, Manning reveals how our obsession with security, pleasure, and power prevents us from living rich and meaningful lives. Our endless struggle to acquire money, good feelings, and prestige yields a rich harvest of worry, frustration, and resentment. Manning explores what Christ's mind was truly focused on: finding the Father, compassion for others, a heart of forgiveness, and the work of the kingdom. Coming from the gentle yet compelling voice of Brennan Manning, The Importance of Being Foolish is a refreshing reminder of the radical call of Jesus and the transforming love of God.
Jesus Crucifixion Beatings And The Book Of Proverbs
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Author : David H. Wenkel
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2016-12-22
Jesus Crucifixion Beatings And The Book Of Proverbs written by David H. Wenkel and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-12-22 with Religion categories.
This study takes a Christian perspective on the entire Bible, rather than simply the New Testament. David Wenkel asks: Why did Jesus have to be beaten before his death on the cross? Christian theology has largely focused on Jesus’ death but has given relatively little attention to his sufferings. Wenkel’s answer contextualizes Jesus’ crucifixion sufferings as informed by the language of Proverbs. He explains that Jesus’ sufferings demonstrate the wisdom of God’s plan to provide a substitute for foolish sinners. Jesus was beaten as a fool – even though he was no fool, in order to fulfill God’s loving plan of salvation. This analysis is then placed within the larger storyline of the whole bible – from the Garden of Eden to the story of Israel and beyond.
The Fool Of God
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Author : Louis Cochran
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1959
The Fool Of God written by Louis Cochran and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1959 with categories.
The Fool And The Heretic
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Author : Todd Charles Wood
language : en
Publisher: Zondervan Academic
Release Date : 2019-02-05
The Fool And The Heretic written by Todd Charles Wood and has been published by Zondervan Academic this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-02-05 with Religion categories.
The Fool and the Heretic is a deeply personal story told by two respected scientists who hold opposing views on the topic of origins, share a common faith in Jesus Christ, and began a sometimes-painful journey to explore how they can remain in Christian fellowship when each thinks the other is harming the church. To some in the church, anyone who accepts the theory of evolution has rejected biblical teaching and is therefore thought of as a heretic. To many outside the church as well as a growing number of evangelicals, anyone who accepts the view that God created the earth in six days a few thousand years ago must be poorly educated and ignorant--a fool. Todd Wood and Darrel Falk know what it's like to be thought of, respectively, as a fool and a heretic. This book shares their pain in wearing those labels, but more important, provides a model for how faithful Christians can hold opposing views on deeply divisive issues yet grow deeper in their relationship to each other and to God.