Title: Practical discipleship : a United States Christology /
Authors: Mueller, J. J.
Publisher: Liturgical Press,
Year: 1992
Subjects: Jesus Christ Person and offices.; Christian life Catholic authors.; United States Religion.
Abstract: "To be a disciple is to follow Jesus and to proclaim him as the Christ. To be a responsible disciple is to accept the contextual dimension of our belief, namely, the society and culture within which we live: the United States of America. Practical Discipleship is an American christology that examines the biblical, historical, and spiritual heritage in relation to our cultural context. it combines theory and practice such that the christology is a call to spirituality: practical discipleship."--
Contents: What is christology? -- United States characteristics: the Declaration of Independence -- The Kingdom of God: the plan and its invitation -- Love of God and love of neighbor: the way we live -- Conversion: the call to develop, create and change -- Salvation: how our lives make sense -- Mission: what we do and where we go - the task -- Forgiveness and reconciliation: to make all things work together unto good -- Discipleship: who we become and how we act -- Church: who we are and what we do -- United States discipleship as spirituality -- How to think about our practical response to Jesus.