Beyond Cheap Grace

Foreword by Howard John Loewen<BR /><BR /> As our lives become complex with the demands of our affluent and accelerating society do we hear the gospel's timeless and insistent call to live the "obedience of faith"? In these three "sermonic essays" Eldin Villafañe takes on the task of awakening true obedience of faith through the themes of discipleship incarnation and justice.<BR /><BR /> Beginning with discipleship Villafañe draws on the "Christ hymn" of Philippians 2 to challenge Christians to choose the costly Christ-life. He then offers six contrarian perspectives on the incarnation from the early church as correctives to our current culturally conditioned theological emphases. Finally taking the book of Amos as a touchstone Villafañe issues a call for just leadership among the nations.<BR /><BR /> Adding interest and depth to this work are an insightful foreword by Dean Loewen and thoughtful responses by Richard Peace Juan Francisco Martinez and Veli-Mattí Kärkkäinen. Villafañe's <I>Beyond Cheap Grace</I> incisively extends Christ's call to discipleship incarnation and justice to the church the academy and Christian leaders of all traditions.