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About You


About You

Fully Human, Fully Alive
1. Aufl.

von: Dick Staub

15,99 €

Verlag: Wiley
Format: EPUB
Veröffentl.: 24.06.2010
ISBN/EAN: 9780470908907
Sprache: englisch
Anzahl Seiten: 224

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In <i>About You</i>, Dick Staub addresses irreligious, religious, spiritual seekers and all kinds of Christians and shows us that Jesus came to satisfy our universal longing for a fully human life, not to establish a narrow us versus them religion. In short, Jesus didn't come to make us Christian; Jesus came to make us fully human. In a fresh exploration of the ancient Biblical stories of creation, fall and redemption, Staub explains that salvation is not about going to heaven when we die; it is about a full and abundant life now. In practical, down-to-earth, language, <i>About You</i> deals with this concept on three levels: anthropologically (our common story and universal human needs), theologically (God’s awareness and response to our needs), and practically (how we can attain and maintain a more complete and satisfying life). <p>Staub's previous book (<i>The Culturally Savvy Christian</i>) was selected by Kirkus Reviews for their 2007 Religion and Spirituality edition. This new book is designed to help those who are seeking a way to integrate both a fully alive spirituality and a fully alive humanity—a way that is embodied in the often-misunderstood life and teaching of Jesus Christ. This groundbreaking book illuminates the path towards becoming the best version of yourself.</p>
Preface: Our Shared Story ix <p>Acknowledgments xiii</p> <p><b>I Human Potential and Our Universal Dilemma 1</b></p> <p>1 You Are a Masterpiece 3</p> <p><b>II Primal Humans: The Collective Memory of the Way We Were 13</b></p> <p>2 Created 15</p> <p>3 In God's Image 29</p> <p>4 Together 39</p> <p>5 Our Ancestral Homeland 51</p> <p><b>III The Human Problem: Our Devastating Diminishment and Dehumanization 63</b></p> <p>6 Fallen, Broken, and Sick unto Death 65</p> <p>7 Alone in a Hostile Land 81</p> <p><b>IV Your Path to Fully Human: The Way to Fully Alive and Fully Human 97</b></p> <p>8 Coming to Your Senses 99</p> <p>9 Returning 107</p> <p>10 Awaking from the Dead 121</p> <p><b>V Progressing to Fully Human: Making All Things New 131</b></p> <p>11 The Humanizing Jesus 133</p> <p>12 Restoring 149</p> <p>13 Your Design, Your Destiny 165</p> <p>14 And in the End, a Beginning 177</p> <p>Afterword: A Creed for the Fully Human 193</p> <p>Notes 195</p> <p>The Author 207</p>
A noted interpreter of faith and culture, <b>Dick Staub</b> is an award-winning broadcaster, writer, and speaker who is fascinated with today's spiritual quest, so often disconnected from organized religion. He is the host of The Kindlings Muse podcast, an intelligent, imaginative, hospitable exploration of ideas, sparked by our shared experiences in art, movies, books, and music (www.TheKindlings.com). He is the author of <i>Christian Wisdom of the Jedi Masters</i>, <i>The Culturally Savvy Christian</i> (both from Jossey-Bass) and <i>Too Christian, Too Pagan</i>.
<b>Praise for <i>About You</i></b> <p>"The human race, in its mass confusion and conflict, asks the existential questions to which there seem to be no solid answers. In the sweep of a mere fourteen chapters, Dick Staub offers us the coherent narrative of the Why of humanity, the How of healing, and the Who of the Creator, giving firm ground for thoughtful questioners to stand on."<br /> —<b>Luci Shaw</b>, poet and author, <i>Breath for the Bones, Harvesting Fog</i></p> <p>"Broadcaster, writer, lover of all things C.S. Lewis, raconteur par excellence, and great friend, Dick Staub is one of the few people I've met who truly cares about people becoming fully human. He is a faithful and effective guide on the journey to do just that."<br /> —<b>Bill Kinnon</b>, Moving Image creator, writer, blogger</p> <p>"Dick Staub's insight into our present age and our own deep longings lead us on a 'rowdy pilgrimage' to discover the riches that lay within our unique design while pointing us to the fully human life."<br /> —<b>Scott & Pam Nolte</b>, theatre artists and co-founders, Taproot Theatre</p> <p>"Staub's refreshingly honest book doesn't flinch at the reality of our fallenness, but offers fresh insight into a profound mystery: Why does God love us? What is wrong with the current picture of our lives? How can it be painted more beautifully and truly to match the vision of the Artist?"<br /> —<b>Bruce Herman</b>, artist and Lothlorien Distinguished Chair in Fine Arts, Gordon College</p>

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