Immersed in the life of God : the healing resources of the Christian faith : essays in honor of William J. Abraham / edited by Paul L. Gavrilyuk, Douglas M. Koskela & Jason E. Vickers.

Format Book
Publication InfoGrand Rapids, Mich. : William B. Eerdmans Pub. Co., ©2008.
Descriptionxi, 209 pages ; 23 cm
Subjects
Theology.
Healing--Religious aspects. --Christianity.

Other author/creatorAbraham, William J. (William James), 1947-2021
Other author/creatorGavrilyuk, Paul L.
Other author/creatorKoskela, Douglas M., 1972-
Other author/creatorVickers, Jason E.
Contents To know and love God truly : the healing power of conversion / Jason E. Vickers -- The healing process of initiation : toward the retrieval of patristic catechumenate / Paul L. Gavrilyuk -- A theological morphology of the Bible : a prescription for "spiritually disabled" students / Robert W. Wall -- The healing work of the liturgy / Geoffrey Wainwright -- Ceremonies that consecrate and heal / Ellen T. Charry -- The healing practice of ecclesial reconciliation / Douglas M. Koskela -- The healing of cognition in deification : toward a patristic virtue epistemology / Frederick D. Aquino -- Confession as self-culture : Nietzsche and the demands of faith / R.R. Reno -- The insufficiency of any secular case for absolute human rights and the resources of divine revelation : the suicide argument / Sandra Menssen and Thomas D. Sullivan -- Outrageous evil and the hope of healing : our practical options / Jerry L. Walls.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 202-206).
LCCN 2008021260
ISBN9780802863966 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN0802863965 (pbk. : alk. paper)