{"product_id":"9781405120135","title":"God's Companions Reimagining Christian Ethics","description":"\u003ch3\u003eChallenges in Contemporary Theology\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eGod's Companions\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eReimagining Christian Ethics\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSamuel Wells\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eReligion \/ Christian Theology \/ Ethics\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eWe are pleased to annouce that \u003ci\u003eGod’s Companions\u003c\/i\u003e by Samuel Wells has been shortlisted for the 2007 Michael Ramsey Prize for theological writing.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ewww.michaelramseyprize.org.uk\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eGrounded in Samuel Wells’ experience of ordinary lives in poorer neighborhoods, this book presents a striking and imaginative approach to Christian ethics. It argues that Christian ethics is founded on God, on the practices of human community, and on worship, and that ethics is fundamentally a reflection of God's abundance.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWells synthesizes dogmatic, liturgical, ethical, scriptural, and pastoral approaches to theology in order to make a bold claim for the centrality of the local church in theological reflection. He considers the abundance of gifts God gives through the practices of the Church, particularly the Eucharist. His central thesis, which governs his argument throughout, is that God gives his people everything they need to worship him, be his friends, and eat with him. Wells engages with serious scholarly material, yet sets out the issues lucidly for a student audience.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eSamuel Wells\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Canada, studied in Oxford, Edinburgh, and Durham, UK and spent fourteen years in parish ministry in the Church of England, mostly in socially deprived areas, before moving to North Carolina to be Dean of the Chapel at Duke University and Research Professor of Christian Ethics at Duke Divinity School. He has written several books in the field of theological ethics, including \u003ci\u003eTransforming Fate into Destiny: The Theological Ethics of Stanley Hauerwas\u003c\/i\u003e (2004),\u003ci\u003e Improvisation and the Drama of Christian Ethics\u003c\/i\u003e (2004) and \u003ci\u003eCommunity-Led Estate Regeneration and the Local Church\u003c\/i\u003e (2003). He co-edited with Stanley Hauerwas \u003ci\u003eThe Blackwell Companion to Christian Ethics\u003c\/i\u003e (Blackwell, 2004).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e26 June 2006\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781405120135\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e244\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.48\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44311304274060,"sku":"9781405120135","price":140.35,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781405120135.jpg?v=1780111507","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781405120135","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}