Confronting Controversies: Biblical Perspectives On Tough Issues - Softcover

ADAM, HAMILTON

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0687045673 ISBN 13: 9780687045679

Publisher: Abingdon Press, 2001

Synopsis

Christians are faced every day with daunting choices between difficult alternatives. What does my Christian faith have to say about the moral issues that divide our society? There are plenty of people on opposite sides of the spectrum claiming to know the will of God in these matters. It is nonetheless very difficult to find help in looking at both sides of these ethical questions and applying the biblical witness to arrive at an authentically Christian belief about them. This is precisely what Adam Hamilton proposes to do. Presented as a collection of sermons, Confronting the Controversies includes euthanasia, assisted suicide, creationism, abortion, and homosexuality. Scrupulously fair to both the positions of each side and their motivations for holding them, Hamilton offers clear, concise information on what is at stake in these explosive issues. Hamilton applies a careful, broad reading of Scripture to offer direct yet compassionate guidance on what a faithful Christian response will be. This book is set up for group study, with discussion questions at the end of each chapter.

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Product Description

Confronting the Controversies is a 7-session group study of tough issues based on Adam Hamilton s sermons on these topics. The seven sessions are: 1 The Separation of Church and State 2 Creation and Evolution in the Public Schools 3 The Death Penalty 4 Euthanasia 5 Prayer in Public Schools 6 Abortion 7 Homosexuality The study is designed as a fishing expedition, with tools and helps that will enable congregations to make the study a church and community-wide outreach event, including sermon starters and promotion aids. "

About the Author

Adam Hamilton is senior pastor of The United Methodist Church of the Resurrection in Leawood, Kansas, one of the fastest growing, most highly visible churches in the country. The Church Report named Hamilton's congregation the most influential mainline church in America, and he preached at the National Prayer Service as part of the presidential inauguration festivities in 2013 and was appointed to the President's Advisory Council on Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships.

Hamilton is the best-selling and award-winning author of Creed, Half Truths, The Call, The Journey, The Way, 24 Hours That Changed the World, John, Revival, Not a Silent Night, Enough, When Christians Get It Wrong, and Seeing Gray in a World of Black and White, all published by Abingdon Press. Learn more about Adam Hamilton at AdamHamilton.org.

Edition details

• Publisher: Abingdon Press
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0687045673
• ISBN 13: 9780687045679
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 96