Flourishing in Tensions - Paperback

Flourishing in Tensions - Paperback

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by Michael Bräutigam (Author)

Following Jesus Christ presents unique challenges to disciples today. In our current climate of relativism, materialism, and consumerism, Christians are increasingly perplexed as to who they are and what following after Christ means today. Drawing on the Protestant tradition (in particular, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Martin Luther, and Adolf Schlatter) and findings from psychology, this book offers a fresh integrative interpretation of Jesus's radical call into discipleship. This call is interpreted through a christological lens, as Jesus Christ in his role as Prophet calls us to self-denial, in his role as Priest invites us to cross-bearing, and as King demands us to follow him. Jesus's call to discipleship challenges disciples to embrace various tensions by faith and to grow and even flourish in and through them. By denying themselves, they find their true self; by taking up their cross, they find real life; and by following Christ, they find the great friend and befriend the world as the community of disciples. This book is for Christians who seek to mature in intentional self-reflection and discover practical ways of living out Christ's radical call into discipleship today.

Author Biography

Michael Bräutigam serves as lecturer and director of the Centre for Theology and Psychology at Melbourne School of Theology/Eastern College Australia. He is the author of Union with Christ (2015), and co-editor of Engaging Ethically in a Strange New World (2019) and Proclaiming the Gospel--Engaging the World (2020).

Number of Pages: 258
Dimensions: 0.55 x 9 x 6 IN
Publication Date: September 09, 2022
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