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More About This Title A World According to God: Practices for PuttingFaith at the Center of Your Life
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Martha Ellen Stortz explores essential Christian practices of discipleship such as baptism, prayer, communion, forgiveness, and fidelity to help readers understand more deeply what it means to live in "a world according to God." The book makes the connections between Christian practices and the moral life in a way that will help believers retrieve both a sense of the sacred and a commitment to the world, and that will strengthen us so that we can live according to their most profound beliefs. Filled with lively anecdotes and fresh interpretations—informed by solid theological understanding—the book offers new insights into what it means to put faith at the center of life.
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Acknowledgements xiii
1 Imagining a World According to God 1
2 Discipleship: Meeting Peter Again for the First Time 19
3 Baptism: Joining the Journey 33
4 The Lord’s Supper: Sustaining the Body of Christ 53
5 Prayer: Conversations Along the Way 71
6 Forgiveness: Healing and Being Healed 93
7 Remembering: Loving with a Resurrection Affection 113
8 Fidelity: Promising Ourselves Body, Mind, Soul, and Spirit 131
9 Practicing Resurrection 153
Notes 165
Recommended Reading 169
The Author 171
Index 173
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—Gregory Jones, dean and professor of theology, Duke University Divinity School
“A World According to God explains how the 'way' of Jesus grounds our efforts in the truth about the cosmos and the truth about us. Every chapter left me with some new insight into how the faith I profess can make sense of the struggle I face and the life I lead. Martha Stortz is funny, very smart, and down-to-earth wise: this is a perfect choice for my own book group!”
—Catherine M. Wallace, Lilly Endowment writer in residence, Seabury-Western Theological Seminary
“Beautifully written, with lively story, captivating metaphor, and a deep knowledge of scriptural tradition, this book bears witness to the formative power o f Ch ristian practices.”
—Bonnie J. Miller-McLemore, the divinity school, Vanderbilt University
"For all kinds of seekers and teachers, Marty Stortz significantly advances the current work on Christian practices by telling the Christian story through scripture and the lives of ordinary people. She begins where Christians have always begun, with water and food, and goes where that has always led, to prayer, forgiveness, remembering, and fidelity. Deeply personal, Stortz takes us to the heart of Christian faith as discipleship, as practices of resurrection."
—Timothy F. Sedgwick, The Clinton S. Quin professor of christian ethics, Virginia Theological Seminary
“By integrating biblical reflections and sound theology with down-home examples, Stortz makes accessible some of the ways we can bring to life our commitment to Jesus as Lord.”
—Richard M. Gula, S.S., professor of moral theology, Franciscan School of Theology, Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley, California
“If practice makes perfect, then Christian practice makes for better – if not perfect – disciples. In tones both direct and confident, Martha Stortz trains us in the spiritual exercise of looking and seeing the world as God does, and guides us through those everyday practices that build the future as God would have it.”
—Michael Downey, author, Understanding Christian Spirituality