02974nam a2200469Ii 4500 ocn867566293 OCoLC 20200709055943.0 m d cr cnu---unuuu 140106s2010 ilu ob 000 0 eng d N$T eng rda pn N$T 9781461942801 (electronic bk.) 1461942802 (electronic bk.) (OCoLC)867566293 638004 (N$T) BV4647.C78 M68 2010 REL 067070 bisacsh 241/.671 22 N$TA Mouw, Richard J. Uncommon decency : Christian civility in an uncivil world / Richard J. Mouw. Revised and expandedition, second edition. Downers Grove, Ill. : IVP Books, [2010] ©2010 1 online resource (187 pages) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Title from PDF title page (viewed on Jan. 6, 2014). Includes bibliographical references. Convicted civility: can we be faithful & polite too? -- What Christian civility is not -- Defending Christian civility -- Speaking in God's presence: the importance of civil speech -- Open hearts: the importance of civil attitudes -- The spiritual underpinnings -- What's good about pluralism? -- How to be civil about sex -- The challenge of other religions -- Christian leadership in a pluralistic world -- When there is no "on the other hand": the limits of civility -- Is hell uncivil? -- Abraham Kuyper, meet Mother Teresa: the problem of triumphalism -- Serving a slow God: civility and the end of time -- Afterword: a civil hug. Can Christians act like Christians even when they disagree? In these wild and diverse times, right and left battle over the airwaves, prolifers square off against prochoicers, gay liberationists confront champions of the traditional family, artists and legislators tangle, even Christians fight other Christians whose doctrines aren't "just so." Richard Mouw has been actively forging a model of Christian civil conversation with those we might disagree with--atheists, Muslims, gay activists and more. He is concerned that, too often, Christians have contributed more to the problem than to the solution. But he recognizes--from his dialogues with those from many perspectives--that it's not easy to hold to Christian convictions and treat sometimes vindictive opponents with civility and decency. --From publisher's description. Courtesy. Christian life. RELIGION / Christian Theology / Ethics bisacsh Electronic books. EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=638004 EBSCOhost EBSC 638004 cpp6067 02 N$T 53851 53851