02222cam a2200241 a 4500 15343568 AU-EpEBC 20111017203601.0 080625s2008 nyu b 000 0 eng 9780340979976 DLC DLC BTCTA BAKER YDXCP UPZ LIQ C#P BWX VP@ DLC NEMB 226.806/KEL Keller, Timothy J., 1950- The prodigal God : recovering the heart of the Christian faith / Timothy Keller. London, UK : Hodder and Stoughton, c2008. xviii, 139 p. ; pbk ; 22cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 136-139). Contents: Introduction -- The parable -- The people around Jesus : "all gathering around to hear Him" -- Two kinds of people -- Why people like Jesus but not the church -- The two lost sons : "there was a man who had two sons" -- The lost younger brother -- The younger brother's plan -- The lost elder brother -- Redefining sin : "all these years I've been slaving for you" -- Two ways to find happiness -- Two lost sons -- A deeper understanding of sin -- Both wrong, both loved -- Redefining lostness : "the older brother became angry and refused to go in" -- Anger and superiority -- Slavishness and emptiness -- Who needs to know this? -- The true elder brother : "my son, everything I have is yours" -- What we need -- Who we need -- Redefining hope : "He set off for a far country" -- Our longing for home -- The difficulty of return -- The feast at the end of history -- The feast of the father : "he heard music and dancing" -- Salvation is experiential -- Salvation is material -- Salvation is individual -- Salvation is communal -- Babette's feast. Uses the biblical tale of the prodigal son to provide both an introduction to Christianity and a clarifying primer on the nature of the gospel for believers, in a resource that reveals how Jesus's essential message is revealed by the story in ways that can enable greater understandings of the Christian faith. Prodigal son (Parable) criticsm, interpretation, etc. Table of contents only http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0822/2008028397.html ddc 10578 10578 0 0 ddc 0 4 225 NT MAIN MAIN OS 2011-04-25 Koorong 19.95 0 226.806/KEL 10290 2015-03-12 00:00:00 1 50.00 2011-04-25 AM