Redemptive Service
Loving Our Neighbors Well
by Lisa P. Stephenson; Ruthie Wienk
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Pub Date Oct 29 2024 | Archive Date Nov 12 2024
Baker Academic & Brazos Press | Baker Academic
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Description
Redemptive Service articulates the biblical, theological, and sociological foundations of service and explains why it is an important part of true Christian identity. The authors use the parable of the good Samaritan to frame redemptive service as a twofold process. First, true Christian service must emerge from a genuine love of our neighbor, which can only come about when service emerges from a Christian worldview. Second, our vision must be accompanied by intentional and informed action. We must discern and respond to the cries for help that surround us through relief, development, and advocacy work.
The authors highlight why we should engage in service while providing readers with a framework to use when deciding whom to serve and how to serve well.
Advance Praise
“This is a profoundly theological-ethical book. Stephenson and Wienk succinctly explain three types of claims God has over all Christians to make them virtuous participants in his redemptive service. These claims are brilliantly interpreted as three distinct but interrelated forms of calling: general, missional, and direct. Through accessible and logical narratival arguments, the authors demonstrate that at the core of a flourishing Christian community is a symphonic plurality of callings that articulate the common good of God’s kingdom.”—Nimi Wariboko, Walter G. Muelder Professor of Social Ethics, Boston University; author of The Pentecostal Hypothesis: Christ Talks, They Decide
“In Redemptive Service, Stephenson and Wienk masterfully link the theological why and the practical how of Christian benevolence. Their theological insights are penetrating yet accessible; their poverty-reduction strategies are both loving (they embrace the imago Dei in those who suffer) and wise (they can move the needle on poverty indices). The book’s biblical grounding is rich and consistent throughout. Redemptive Service is an invaluable resource for Christians exploring their vocational call in a broken world.”—Stephen Offutt, fellow, Baylor Institute for Studies of Religion
“What does misión integral and holistic mission look like in middle-class America to students at Christian colleges and universities in North America who are anticipating or discerning God’s vocational call on their lives? Stephenson and Wienk have years of experience teaching in this environment and have written the perfect textbook on this topic, one that is biblically rich, theologically robust, and sociologically informed. The result is now the go-to volume for Christian relief, development, and advocacy efforts so needed by the church serving society in the next generation.”—Amos Yong, professor of theology and mission, Fuller Theological Seminary
Available Editions
EDITION | Paperback |
ISBN | 9781540965219 |
PRICE | $26.99 (USD) |
PAGES | 224 |