Tag: Making the Best of It: Following Christ in the Real World
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The Role of Self-Interest in Christian Ethics
The role self-interest plays in ethical decisions has been a subject we have repeatedly visited here at Kruse Kronicle (especially regarding economic issues.) See here for an example. Self-interest is not selfishness. When we teach our children to look both ways before crossing the street or to eat their vegetables, we teach them to be…
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Book Discussion on “Making the Best of It” by John Stackhouse
If interested, Scot McKnight has just started a book discussion about John Stackhouse's Making the Best of It: Following Christ in the Real World at Jesus Creed. You can read my review here. The discussion is under the title "Christian Realism," and you can find the opening post by clicking here.
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“Making the Best of it: Following Christ in the Real World” Book Review
Who are we for Christ today? This is the central question for John Stackhouse's new book Making the Best of it: Following Christ in the Real World. And let me say from the outset that this is one of the most important books I've ever read on Christian ethics. Stackhouse explains that: “Christian ethics, then,…