Faithful friendships
Subtitle: embracing diversity in Christian community
By: Dana L. Robert
Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
Published: 2019
Place of publication: Grand Rapids, Michigan
Language: eng
Number of pages: 210
ISBN-13: 9780802825711
Copyright date: 2019
Subjects: Friendship; Christianity
Description: "Friendship isn&#x2019;t always given a lot of thought--and lately, it doesn&#x2019;t get a lot of time and effort, either. But in a world of busy and isolated lives, in which friendships can too easily become shallow, tenuous, and homogeneous, Dana Robert insists that good friendships are a vital and transformative part of the Christian life--a mustard seed of the kingdom of God. She believes Christians have the responsibility--and opportunity--to be countercultural by making friends across cultural, racial, socioeconomic, and religious lines that separate people from each other. In this book Robert tells the stories of Christians who, despite or even because of difficult circumstances, experienced friendship with people unlike themselves as 'God with us', as exile, as testimony, and as celebration."--Publisher statement
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Founding community: Jesus and his friends --; title: Cultivating Christian friendship: conversations through history --; title: "God with us": friendship and remaining --; title: Exile: friendship and family --; title: Testimony: friendship and struggle --; title: Celebration: friendship and joy --; title: Christian friendship today: mustard seeds of hope.