Everyday Christianity

Perry C. Cotham

Description

In the tradition of the best Anglo-American theologians, Dr. Perry Cotham challenges the thinking of readers who want to take Christianity seriously.
Drawing insights from a long career in the two professions of full-time church pulpit ministry and various university professorships, Perry Cotham invites us to understand ancient biblical themes in a refreshingly new and relevant way. Some themes are deeply theological and biblical and others are highly practical. Dr. Cotham challenges our thinking even if readers may not agree with all his insights and conclusions.

Sujets

• Biblical
• Philosophie et théologie
• Common Sense (pamphlet)
• Theology
• Spirituality
• Christianity
• Religion
• Le Sens commun

Informations

• Publié par: AuthorHouse
• Date de parution: 20 décembre 2022
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781665578028
• Langue: English

Extrait

Bringing a sage and witty style, Perry Cotham is a scholar I have known since undergraduate days at David Lipscomb College. His w riting is always an irresistible combination of crucial questions and answers. This was an ambitious literary project and the varied topics are all alluring and filled with promise. From my experiences of reading Perry’s material, I am struc k by the cogency and sense of immediacy that he combines with a sly touch of humo r. Perry’s overall goal of poking us into thinking is so crucial in today’s climate of functional illiteracy. If you want to be challenged and provoked, add this book to your reading list.

--Robert Hendren, Minister and University Instructor

While respecting and valuing the traditions of faith, Dr. Perry Cotham challenges the reader to re-examine and question those beliefs . He leads the reader on a journey into a deeper and more authentic understand ing of faith. He does so with warmth, wit and wisdom. His essays show that critic al thinking and examined faith are not contradictory, but complementary.

—Glenn Davis, M.D.

This is a highly thought-provoking, challenging, an d compelling book. This is profoundly important for people of faith and for those seeking meaning in their lives. Perry Cotham is a writer for our ages. His writing contains a virtue now rare in most Christian books. He writes with a passion about the Scriptures to make us think deeply about what the Word of the Holy Scripture is really saying to our own generation. He is bringing light into our understanding.

--Susan Cantrell, Educator and School Administrator, Retired

Having known Perry Cotham for well over four decade s, it’s not difficult to rattle off adjectives to describe him and his writing/teac hing: thought-provoking, incisive, challenging, and provocative are just a few that co me to mind. Add to that his delight in injecting a regular dose of humor in the midst of his observations, and you have a recipe for an enjoyable “read,” one that elicits both a thoughtful murmur and a hearty chuckle from the reader. And in the case o f his latest literary effort, Everyday Christianity, you will find yourself thinking (and yes, at time s chuckling) about twelve issues that are pertinent to living ev eryday life. Enjoy thinking and laughing as you read!

--Rob Mossack, Higher Education Professional and Minister

Perry Cotham has done it again. His earlier books b eing always thought- provoking, this one is no exception. If you are not prepared to have some of your views tested, then do not read this book. However, if you are willing to be challenged in your interpretations and understandin gs of Scripture, you will find Perry’s work a stimulating read, full of fresh insights, a mix of entertaining stories, and well-reasoned conclusions. This may be his best book yet.

--Dan Dozier, Minister, Fourth Avenue Church, Frank lin, Tennessee

In this latest book,Everyday Christianity, Perry Cotham makes a nimble examination of relevant questions that might be a c hallenge for many of us Christians in today’s world. His unique perspective comes from his many years as a pulpit minister, a labor education specialist, a staff trainer in human services, and, perhaps most of all, a university professor who has been assigned classes in

history, political science, religion, philosophy an d ethics, rhetoric and communication. He has also been an informal chronic ler of both national international developments for the past five decade s. Perry uses wisdom, sympathy, wit, and humor to bring insights and create a very worthwhile “read.”

--Brenda Stubblefield, Teacher, Retired

In his bookEveryday Christianity, Perry Cotham gives the reader both pointed and humorous insights into the nature of life inside a local church community. If you love Jesus and Jesus’ church, this book will both c hallenge and comfort you.

--Josh Graves, Minister, Otter Creek Church, Nashville

Perry Cotham and I have a friendship that goes back more than sixty years to the days when we were classmates at David Lipscomb College in Nashville. At that time, we were both “PKs” or “Preacher’s Kids,” quite deeply immersed in traditional Church of Christ doctrine and worship practice. A few years ago, with the advent of social media and the publication of Perry’sPlease Don’t Revive Us Again: The Human Side of the Church of Christ, we reconnected and were gratified by our mutual growth toward a more mature vision of Holy Scripture and the Christian life with more emphasis on the gift of God’s grace than either of us previously espoused. I am honored and happy to endorse this bo ok because Perry’s writing is refreshing, challenging, entertaining, at times hum orous, and always thought- provoking.

--Nancy Alexander Colwell, Middle School Principal, Retired