The Grammar of Grace: Readings from the Christian Tradition

This anthology is a collection of readings on the Christian life. They were carefully selected from every era of history and from across the spectrum of Christian traditions. They include letters sermons treatises and disputations poems songs and hymns confessions biblical commentary and even part of a novel. In each case the subject is life with God life in God life for God--life infused and enlivened by Gods grace. The editors introduce each selection highlighting relevant aspects of the authors biography spirituality and historical context. Introductions are also provided for the major eras of the church which present theological historical and cultural perspectives to help the reader best engage the selections. For individuals and groups classrooms and seminars this collection will generate dialogue between past and present and between traditions familiar and unfamiliar. It is not merely a book on the Christian life but for the Christian life making yesterdays witness to life with God a resource for the Church today.