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New Birth

by Pius Sj Ojara

  • Paperback
  • Publisher: Wipf & Stock Publishers
  • 15 x 22.7 x 1.3 cm

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New Birth uses the metaphor of Church as Family of God as a countervailing and transforming imagery in its various considerations. Inspired by the sense of life's itinerary--together with its triumphs and startling reversals and its unexpected twists and turns--New Birth sees hope, amidst social darkness and an ethos of selfishness, as interior to God's purposes for human wellbeing. Within this perspective, New Birth further recognizes that the risks always remain, that believers can distort true hope in this world and fail to love according to the spirit of the Gospel. Admittedly, when we as Christians love one another, we can be together and encourage each other. And as we support each other, we strengthen one another. Furthermore, when we protect love from aberration, we protect the best in ourselves and build up a future of humanity. In light of this understanding, it then becomes very important for us to see and identify Christian discipleship as a way of making us become effective agents of love in this world. This also means, however, that in the Church we have the imperative to hold each person tenderly, trustingly, and deeply. Moreover, this consciousness demands the strength of continual and active faith which holds assurances and wellsprings of significance and growth in courage, human vibrancy, and interpersonal goodness. Accordingly, the community called Church as the family of God constantly needs the powerful and positive force of continual renewal--which conversion brings--as an increasingly sublime value. And the dynamic impulse of such renewal introduces and enlarges the wellspring of hope in our world. It further provides a good starting point to challenge Christian believers to invest huge importance and prestige in playing constructive roles in giving shape to their positive relations and destiny. ""New Birth is a brilliant and a clear-sighted work. Written with intellectual vigor, this work is a powerful and practical way of bringing faith into day-to-day life of people and into the culture at large. It invites, challenges, and inspires. I find the handling of some of the biblical passages very insightful And people growing in their relationships have much to attach importance to. Once again, Pius Ojara has demonstrated himself to be a first-class intellectual and an outstanding thinker. --Christopher A. Brooks Professor of Anthropology School of World Studies Virginia Commonwealth University ""I like the way Pius Ojara writes about family and culture and Church in this book. I can't wait to read his next book."" --Fr. Uwem Akpan, SJ, author of Say that You're One of Them Pius Ojara, SJ, a philosopher and theologian, is a Ugandan Jesuit currently working in Kampala, Uganda, as Jesuit Vocations Director and Administrator of the Jesuit House in Kampala. He is the author of The Return of Conversion (2004), Toward a Fuller Human Identity (2006), and Tragic Humanity and Hope (2007).
New Birth and Toward a Fuller Human Identity : A Phenomenology of Family Life, Social Harmony, and the Recovery of the Black Self
Toward a Fuller Human Identity : A Phenomenology of Family Life, Social Harmony, and the Recovery of the Black SelfNew Birth

  • Author

    Pius Sj Ojara

  • Book Format

    Paperback / softback

  • Publisher

    Wipf & Stock Publishers

  • Published

    January 2010

  • Weight

    250g

  • Dimensions

    15 x 22.7 x 1.3 cm

  • ISBN

    9781606086476

  • ISBN-10

    1606086472

  • Eden Code

    4938859

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