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ISBN:
Category : Gift books
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
The Gift of Friendship
Author: Receiving the Gift of Friendship
Author: Hans S. ReindersPublisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
ISBN: 0802862322
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 415
Book Description
Does what we are capable of doing define us as human beings? If this basic anthropological assumption is true, where can that leave those with intellectual disabilities, unable to accomplish the things that we propose give us our very humanity? Hans Reinders here makes an unusual claim about unusual people: those who are profoundly disabled are people just like the rest of us. He acknowledges that, at first glance, this is not an unusual claim given the steps taken within the last few decades to bring the rights of those with disabilities into line with the rights of the mainstream. But, he argues, that cannot be the end of the matter, because the disabled are human beings before they are citizens. "To live a human life properly," he says, "they must not only be included in our institutions and have access to our public spaces; they must also be included in other people's lives, not just by natural necessity but by choice." Receiving the Gift of Friendship consists of three parts: (1) Profound Disability, (2) Theology, and (3) Ethics. Overturning the "commonsense" view of human beings, Reinders's argument for a paradigm shift in our relation to people with disabilities is founded on a groundbreaking philosophical-theological consideration of humanity and of our basic human commonality. Moreover, Reinders gives his study human vividness and warmth with stories of the profoundly disabled from his own life and from the work of Jean Vanier and Henri Nouwen in L'Arche communities.
The Gift of Friendship
Author: Dawn CampPublisher: Revell
ISBN: 144122064X
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Whether next door or in the next time zone, our friends provide some of our most important relationships. We cherish time spent with them, endure time spent apart, and look forward to the next time we can have coffee or rush to greet them as they walk toward our door. And nothing warms our hearts like reading stories of true friendship. Collecting over fifty true stories from some of today's best writers, Dawn Camp offers readers a chance to sit back and experience the gift of friendship. With its beautiful photographs and poignant prose, this collection is a great gift for a dear friend and the perfect pick-me-up any time you need a boost. Contributors include Crystal Paine, Liz Curtis Higgs, Tsh Oxenreider, Myquillyn Smith, Jennifer Dukes Lee, Lisa-Jo Baker, Jessica Turner, Lysa TerKeurst, Bonnie Gray, Holley Gerth, Renee Swope, and many more.
The Gift of Friendship
Author: VariousPublisher: BEYOND BOOKS HUB
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 102
Book Description
The Gift of Friendship is a book that contains various essays about the importance of friendship. Essays include: Ralph Waldo Emerson - Friendship; Henry David Thoreau - Friends and Friendship; Thomas Carlyle - The Sentiment of Friendship; Henry Mackenzie - On the Acquisition of Friends; Oliver Goldsmith - On Friendship; Dr. Johnson - The Pleasures of Friendship; Dr. Johnson - The True Art of Friendship; George Berkeley - The Virtue of Friendship; Sir Richard Steele - On the Choice of Friends; Joseph Addison - The Qualifications of Friendship; Francis Bacon - Of Friendship; Montaigne - Of Friendship; Anthusa to St. John - Ideal Friendship; and, Aristotle - The Blessings of Friendship.
The Gift of Friendship, Or, The Riddle Explained
Author: Mary ElliottPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Brothers and sisters
Languages : en
Pages : 118
Book Description
The Gift of Friendship
Author: Publications International, LimitedPublisher:
ISBN: 9780785321880
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
The Gift of Friendship
Author: The Gift of Friendship
Author: Criswell FreemanPublisher: Walnut Grove
ISBN: 9781583340639
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
A treasury of timeless quotations about friends.
The Gift of Friendship. A Present for All Seasons
Author: GiftPolitics in Friendship: A Theological Account
Author: Guido de GraaffPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 056765561X
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
Guido de Graaff explores the political dimension and significance of friendship, arguing that its specific contribution lies not only in its theological approach, but also in its particular focus distinguishing the 'political' from the 'social' and/or 'civic'. The book's explorations are framed around a particular story of friendship: the story of Bishop George Bell and German theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer. Drawing on Hannah Arendt and Oliver O'Donovan, de Graaff argues that Bell and Bonhoeffer's story can be read as one of friends assuming the responsibility of political judgment in an emergency situation - their story casts doubts on secular politics as the primary context for interpreting the friends' judgments. Thus the book provides a more comprehensive account of the story, also interpreting it against the background of the life of the church (with special attention to John 15 and Romans 12). De Graaff concludes by showing how a theological account is vital for discerning the distinct politics of the church, including opportunities for Christian engagement in secular politics.
